The Right Term
investing abstractions or inanimate objects with human qualities or abilities
EX: "the woods are getting ready to sleep"
What is Personification?
one simple sentence and one or more clauses connected to simple sentence with subordinating conjunctions
What is complex sentence?
In context "check" (line 25) mostly nearly means...
a) mark
b) staunch
c) influence
d) examine
e) ascertain
page 5- question 8
B) staunch
- loyal and committed in attitude.
Appeals to Logic and Reason
What is Logos?
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines
EX: "and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire...let freedom ring from...let freedom ring from..."
two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction or semicolon
EX: She walked home, but her mom had already driven to school to pick her up
What is compound sentence?
In the fourth stanza (line 13-16), the speaker's explanation is best described as on of....
a) sarcasm and self-mockery
b) rationalism and apology
c) exaggeration and deception
d) equivocation and defensiveness
e) moralizing and invective
page 4, q-4
b) rationalism and apology
Appeals to Emotion
What is Pathos?
the yoking of two terms that are ordinarily contradictory; produces a startling effect
EX: "why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!"
What is Oxymoron?
writer tells or retells a sequence of evens within a particular time frame for a specific purpose
EX: "One of my most unforgettable experiences was seeing a tornado. My husband and I had spent a day in Cincinnati and were on the way back to Dayton. It was an unusually hot day for the early spring. Later in the afternoon the temperature dropped, and a few dark clouds gathered.
What is narration?
Lines 20-21 ("He calls...air") suggest that the frog....
a) regrets having chosen a life of nonconformity
b) inhabits a form inconsistent with his inner qualities
c) longs to escape his repetitive existence
d) is naturally linked to the scene he inhabits
e) has an insidious power to charm
page 14 q- 52
d) is naturally linked to the scene he inhabits
What essay can you use First Person?
Ex: I, we, us, our, etc.
Synthesis AND Argumentative Free Response
refers to grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence
EX: "good we must love, and must hate ill"
What is Parallelism?
writer uses examples to show, explain, prove a point
EX: "There are many types of friendship, but a true friendship that stands the test of time requires patience, sacrifice, and shared experiences. Friends must be patient with each other. Even though friends may be alike in many ways, they will be different in other ways. So if you are a fast eater, but your friend is a slow eater, you may have to wait for him or her to finish eating if you go out to a restaurant. You might also have to compromise on the air temperature or the music level if you and your friend go on a road trip..."
what is illustration?
Charles Tansley interprets Mrs. Ramsay's refusal to allow him to carry her "little bag" (line 6) as evidence of her
a) independent, capable nature, which he admires.
b) suspicious, wary character, which he deplores
c) gregarious personality, which he envies
d) desire to remain aloof from him, which he regrets
e) conventional manners, which he deplores
page 11 q- 35
a) independent, capable nature, which he admires.
Which of the following best describes the difference between the rhetorical analysis essay and the argumentative free response essay?
The rhetorical analysis essay focuses on how an author builds an argument, while the argument essay asks students to develop their own argument
an apparently contradictory statement that nevertheless contains a measure of truth; like oxymoron
EX: "all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others"
makes sense only when the end of a sentence is reached
EX: Reclining in the chair, eating ice cream, talking on the phone, I watched TV
what is Periodic sentence?
Lines 1-4 ("A wet..cart") incorporate all of the following EXCEPT
a) unconventional verbs
b) regular meter
c) visual imagery
d) tactical imagery
e) metaphor
page 14- q49
b) regular meter
What is the difference between rhetorical devices and rhetorical appeals?
A "rhetorical device" is a specific technique or tool used in writing or speech to persuade an audience, like metaphors, repetition, or rhetorical questions, while "rhetorical appeals" are the broader categories of persuasion a speaker uses to influence the audience, such as appealing to logic (logos), emotions (pathos), or credibility (ethos)