The speaker (S) of a text may be the author or the ____________.
What is narrator?
100
"The full moon beckoned to me" is an example of this literary device.
What is personification?
100
This word describes the 'dictionary definition' of a word.
What is denotation?
100
"Less than 40% of the public supported the government shutdown and less than 25% of people did so in the DC area" is an an example of what rhetorical appeal?
What is logos?
100
This is the day that Ms. Swisher and Ms. Garr offer yoga after school.
What is Thursday?
200
The specific occasion (O) for Gandhi's "Defending Nonviolent Resistance" speech was his court trial, but what was the larger or "background" occasion?
What is the Indian Independence movement?
200
The ___________ of a horror movie would typically be described as suspenseful or scary.
What is mood?
200
This word describes the 'emotional, subjective or cultural' definition of a word. (Give an example!)
What is connotation?
200
"Congress is taking food off the plates or poor women and children when they shut down the government" is an example of this type of appeal.
What is pathos?
200
This is at least five lines, quoted from memory, from any poem. (One teammate must stand and deliver!)
What is _________________?
300
This was the purpose of the Gandhi speech we read.
To build sympathy among the public for Indian independence.
300
A description of the glorious changing colors of leaves in the fall would use this literary devide or technique.
What is imagery?
300
This word describes an author's specific word choice.
What is diction?
300
This is the definition of ethos.
What is morality, or an appeal to right v. wrong, or the establishment of the author as a credible and trustworthy source
400
This is the main purpose (P) of a resume.
What is to secure a job interview?
400
"He's quite the Romeo" is this kind of literary device.
What is an allusion?
400
This term describes grammatical patterns, clauses and sentence structure.
What is syntax?
400
This is an example of a dramatic appeal.
What is _________________?
500
This is the definition of tone, and three words that describe Gandhi's tone.
What is the speaker's attitude; possible words to describe Gandhi's tone are respectful, impassioned, thoughtful, humble
500
This is an example of an allusion, imagery, or personification.
What is ________________?
500
This words describe what your diction, connotation and syntax would look like if you were addressing a classroom of third graders.
What is simple/straightforward/easy-to-understand/kid-appropriate
500
This is an example of an advertisement you have seen which uses at least two kinds of appeals.