Writing Mechanics
Comma, colon, or no punctuation?
Gregor's sudden realization of his transformation is starkly conveyed as soon as he gains consciousness ____"When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin."
Colon
The use of emotionally charged language, vivid imagery, and appeals to empathy typify which of the three classical appeals?
Pathos
True or false: A visual image can have a thesis
True! Basquiat's "Obnoxious Liberals", Dali's "The Persistence of Memory", and even ads can have theses.
What does synthesis mean in the context of writing?
The bringing together of different parts in the service of a whole (ie, your thesis)
To what treatment is the narrator of "The Yellow Wallpaper" subjected?
The rest cure
Should you write about texts in past, present, or future tense?
Present
In the context of rhetorical analysis, to what do the termd "rhetoric" and "analysis" refer?
Rhetoric: The art of persuasion
Analysis: The breaking down of parts in order to determine how they work together
What is the argument of one work of art we looked at this summer?
Basquiat, Dali, Holbein, Kahlo: answers will vary
What is the difference between content and form?
Content is the WHAT. Form is the HOW.
Content is Picasso's "woman in chair". Form is how he represents the women in order to achieve specific effects.
Children aren't always fun to be around, but the love she feels for them is a source of joy.
When do you not need to include an author's name in your parenthetical citations?
When the author's name is clear in context.
You are running for class president and have some ideas to improve the cafeteria food. Give an example of how you might use ethos to convince your classmates that you're the person for the job.
What does the acronym DIE stand for in the three levels of analysis?
D = Description/content/literal meaning
I = Interpretation/form/meaning produced by stylistic choices
Evaluation = Judgement/extended meaning/"So what?"
Something nightmarishly strange and illogical
Kafka's stories often involve alienation. How does The Metamorphosis reflect this theme?
Gregor is alienated from his family, his work, and arguably from himself and his own humanity.
This type of journal is a conversation with yourself meant to enhance your comprehension of a text
Dialectical journal
The ORDER in which key pieces of information are conveyed to the reader in order to achieve specific rhetorical effects is called the
ARRANGEMENT
Which rhetorical appeal might a movie be tapping into if it breaks into dramatic music during a pivotal moment?
Pathos
What is the difference between implicit and explicit evidence
Explicit evidence is clearly stated by the text. Implicit evidence is implied "between the lines".
Chimanda Adiche's essay "To My One Love" includes the euphemism "operation". What is an "operation" in her short essay?
A violent situation
Name three changes you might make to a text that would necessitate brackets.
Which dead guy is referred to as the "father of rhetoric"?
Aristotle (an ancient Greek philosopher)
What is polysemy?
AND
What are polysemous meanings of the word "fire"?
The coexistence of multiple meanings of a word
A literal combusttion of matter, passion, bravery, temper, etc.
Do texts always include words?
No: a text is anything that communicates meaning.
The Metamorphosis belongs to a specific philosophical and literary school of thought. What is that school of thought?
Existentialism