Short Stories
This character from "The Cask of Amontillado" is vengeful and manipulative, luring his victim into the catacombs to carry out a carefully planned revenge.
Who is Montresor?
This literary device is known as the dominant emotion the reader takes from the piece.
What is mood?
This type of sentence is synonymous with an independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
In a commercial showing sad, abandoned puppies to convince viewers to donate to an animal shelter, the advertiser is appealing to this rhetorical strategy.
What is Pathos?
This social media app is known for short-form, viral videos and has become a major platform for trends, dances, and memes.
What is Tik-Tok?
This dynamic character from "The Necklace" values material objects and social status over contentment, leading to her downfall.
Who is Mathilde Loisel?
This literary term represents the force against the main character of a story.
What is the antagonist?
This occurs when one punctuates a compound sentence with ONLY a comma.
What is a comma splice?
A politician cites statistics about rising unemployment to support a new job program, appealing to reason and evidence. This rhetorical appeal is being used.
What is Logos?
In 2023, this AI chatbot went viral among young people for its ability to generate creative text and answer questions, sparking debates about AI in education.
What is ChatGPT?
In Langston Hughes' "Thank You, Ma'am," this item motivates a young boy to try to steal from Mrs. Jones, leading to an unexpected lesson in kindness.
The following is an example of which type of characterization: “The other didn’t recognize her and was surprised that this plainly dressed woman should speak to her so familiarly.”
What is Indirect Characterization?
This type of clause usually begins with a subordinating conjunction.
What is a dependent clause?
An advertisement claims, "Only the most sophisticated people drive this luxury car," trying to convince consumers to buy it so they can feel elite. This secondary persuasive strategy is being used.
What is Snob Appeal?
The author of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth is this famous playwright.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This story’s ending is an example of situational irony, as both characters make sacrifices that demonstrate their love and commitment to each other.
What is "The Gift of the Magi"?
When composing a well-organized piece, the color yellow represents the _______, ________, or detail.
What is R.F.D.? (reason, fact, or detail)
This style of voice appears when the subject receives the action.
What is passive voice?
This is the art of using language effectively and persuasively in speaking or writing.
What is Rhetoric?
This 19th-century American author is known as a master of Gothic literature and is often called the 'Father of the Detective Story.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Montresor shows Fortunato this object, which he claims is used for masonry work, while leading him deeper into the catacombs. This object is a subtle symbol of the entrapment he’s planning.
What is a trowel?
This acronym was discussed when we composed our keystone-constructed responses for "The Cask of Amontillado." This is what you should include in your topic sentence.
Hint: three letters
What is T.A.G.?
Identify the error in this sentence: 'She likes hiking, to swim, and biking.' It fails to maintain this type of grammatical consistency.
What is parallel structure?
This ancient Greek philosopher is considered the 'father of rhetoric' and identified the three main persuasive appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.
Who is Aristotle?
Comma splices drive this teacher crazy, and she once did a weird dance to help students remember sentence types.
Who is Ms. Tinney?