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Vocabulary Part I
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"The Devil and Tom Walker"
Poor Richard's Almanack
Miscellaneous
100
This means biased, prejudiced, or opinionated.
What is subjective?
100
This term means a short, concise statement expressing a wise or clever observation or a general truth.
What is an aphorism?
100
This is the author of "The Devil and Tom Walker."
Who is Washington Iriving?
100
This is the author of Poor Richard's Almanack.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
This is what happens to Tom's possessions and his money after the Devil takes him to hell.
What is everything was burned or destroyed?
200
This means unbiased or unprejudiced (sticking to the facts).
What is objective?
200
This term means a fake name or pen name.
What is pseudonym?
200
This is what the devil wants in exchange for Kidd the Pirate's buried treasure.
What is Tom's soul?
200
This is Benjamin Franklin's pseudonym.
What is Richard Saunders?
200
This is how many Pilgrims were aboard the ship in Of Plymouth Plantation.
What is 28?
300
This is a persuasive technique that appeals to logic.
What is logos?
300
This means a factual description of events in the life or development of a people, nation, institution, or culture.
What is hisotrical account?
300
This is how the devil is depicted in "The Devil and Tom Walker."
What is called Old Scratch, wears Indian garb, has black hair and a dirty, grimy face, and carries an axe?
300
This is what "He that lives upon hope will die fasting" means.
What is you must take action in order to achieve what you want? You can't rely on hope alone.
300
The Puritans believed writing was an opportunity to provide this or do this. (In other words, this is why Puritans wrote the pieces they did - think of our Puritan authors.)
What is provide moral instruction or spread the word of God?
400
This is a persuasive technique that appeals to credentials or authority.
What is ethos?
400
This term occurs when members of a group seek conformity and unity, which leads to close-mindedness and poor or irrational decision making.
What is group think?
400
This is Tom's new career after he makes his deal with the devil.
What is an unjust money lender?
400
This is what "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over" means.
What is be mindful of what you say because the consequences of that statement could last a lifetime?
400
This is when (YEAR) James Smith founded Jamestown.
What is 1607?
500
This is a persuasive technique that appeals to emotions.
What is pathos?
500
"The Devil and Tom Walker" could be considered this term, which means a story containing unrealistic or unlikely events orally handed down among the common people of a particular culture in order to teach a lesson or express a general truth about life.
What is a folk tale?
500
This is the theme, the lesson we're supposed to learn, of "The Devil and Tom Walker." (Hint: It's not simply, "Don't make a deal with the devil.")
What is be aware of your choices and the consequences associated with those choices because eventually you will be held accountable for your actions?
500
This is what "Love your neighbor; yet don't pull down the hedge" means.
What is be considerate to your neighbors and acquaintances (those who aren't close friends), but don't reveal more information than necessary?
500
Explain why John Smith appears objective or subjective. (State whether he is objective or subjective and explain why.)
What is he appears subjective because he incorporates his opinion of the other leaders of the colony and transitions from first to third person?