MLA Format
Myths
Vocab
CRAAP Test
Rhetoric
100

This is what MLA stands for.

Modern Language Association

100

Ancient Greek god of wine, theater, fertility, and ritual madness

Dionysus

100

The emotional, cultural, or implied meanings associated with a word, extending beyond its literal definition (denotation).

Connotative

100

Along with Authority, this is the other "A" word in CRAAP.

Accuracy. 

100

This is defined as the art of persuasion. 

Rhetoric
200

This information belongs in the header.

Last name and page number.
200

This name translates to "swollen foot." 

Oedipus

200

a logical fallacy that restricts a complex issue to only two extreme, often opposing, choices, ignoring other viable alternatives.

False Dichotomy 

200

This website address almost always assures that you are looking at a reliable source.

.edu

200

This language attempts to compare and contrast the opinions of various authors in similar discourse communities. 

Synthesis.

300

This is a term for how the first line of a source should be formatted in your Works Cited page.

Hanging Indent 

300

Erysichthon desecrated a sacred grove by cutting down a massive oak dedicated to Demeter. Why?

To build a party hall.

300

The use of words, phrases, and expressions that deviate from literal meanings to create vivid imagery, add creative flair, or explain complex ideas more vividly

Figurative Language

300

This brief overview of an academic article is placed at the beginning of longer works.

An Abstract

300

This is a sentence that states the topic and purpose of your paper.

Thesis Statement

400

Along with MLA, these other two formats make up the three most popular college writing formats.

APA and Chicago.

400

Oedipus used this to blind himself.

His mother's brooch.

400

This literary device is used to guide the reader to greater themes in your essay by use of repetition.

A Motif.

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY 

This is the name of the librarian that helped us out the most during this semester.

Ben Richards

400

Along with audience, subject and author, this final term makes up the four sides of the Rhetorical Rhombus.

Purpose.
500
This type of quoting format must be used when quotes contain more than 40 words.

A Block Quote.

500

About how long ago did the classical period in Ancient Greece exist? 

2,500 years ago

500

The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions.


Dialectic

500

No, not a trendy clothing brand, this Ancient Greek philosopher coined the terms pathos, ethos and logos.

Aristotle

500

This is the act of breaking down the whole into pieces for the purpose of examination.

Analysis.