Rhetorical Terms
Essay Conventions
Grammar/Syntax
"The Crucible"
More Rhetoric
Wild Card
100
Explain TONE. (What is it?)
the attitude of the speaker/author toward the subject of the text
100
Your "hook" and "thesis" should appear in which paragraph of your essay?
introductory paragraph
100
Define SYNTAX
sentence formation and the study of word order in a sentence
100
Where and when was "The Crucible" set? (location, and year)
Salem, Massachusetts (1690s)
100
Name all of Aristotle's appeals:
ethos, pathos, logos (kairos for extra points)
100
What is the name of the theoretical physicist who once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge"?
Albert Einstein
200
What is concrete diction?
the use of TANGIBLE words and their ACTUAL MEANING (things we know through our five senses)
200
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
200
This is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone:
independent clause
200
What is the word that discribes exaggerated or uncontrollable emotional outbursts (as seen by the young girls of the Witch Trials)
hysteria
200
Define connotation:
the emotional feeling that a word evokes
200
The following sentence is a direct example of what literary device? "Sally sold seashells by the seashore."
alliteration
300
What is ABSTRACT DICTION?
words that express ideas (things that are not tangible)
300
What is another name for "your own expressed opinion"? (usually located in the body paragraphs of your essay)
commentary
300
Fill in the blank: A declarative sentece makes a _________ while an imperative sentence gives a _________.
statement (declarative)
command (imperative)
300
What are the three different types of irony?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
300
Explain what a "rhetorical choice" is:
anything that an author/speaker chooses to do in order to get the purpose across (word choice, arrangement, syntax, appeals, etc.)
300
The asteroid belt is located between which two planets in our solar system?
Mars and Jupiter
400
Define EXIGENCE
the "spark" that moved the author/speaker to write the text
400
List four elements that make for strong body paragraphs:
Smooth transitions, concrete details (evidence), commentary, counterarguments, and direct quotations
400
An interrogative sentence asks a ___________ while an exclamatory sentence makes a(n) ____________.
question, exclamation
400
List four (4) themes that are present in "The Crucible":
Intolerance / Close Mindedness
Hysteria
Reputations / Social Status
Revenge
Judgement
400
How do you get awarded the "sophistication point" on the rhetorical analysis essay?
show originality of thought
demonstrate understanding of the complexity/tension of rhetorical situation
400
Name all of the principals here at SMHS:
Steve Campbell, Monica Pallan, Ivan Diaz, Merrie Goldin, Jules Manfreda
500
What are the elements of the rhetorical situation?
speaker, purpose, audience, context, exigence
500
Quote this sentence using proper MLA format: I never seem to have anything that if I lost it I'd care too much. (quote is taken from page 89 of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger)
"I never seem to have anything that if I lost it I'd care too much" (Salinger 89).
500
What are the eight parts of speech in the English language?
Noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, interjection, preposition, conjunction
500
Why did Arthur Miller write "The Crucible"?
Hint: What was going on during the 1950s?
Miller was warning us about the dangers of SCAPEGOATING and MASS HYSTERIA because he saw this problem occuring within "McCarthyism" (fear of communism).
500
Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation within this ad:
Answers will vary.
500
A blind man has a laundry basket full of socks. Ten are white and ten are black. How many socks must he remove from the basket before he knows he is holding a matching pair?
Three (3)