"As a bell that is rung" is an example of what literary device?
Simile
100
A story with a concise beginning, middle and end is in __________ order.
What is Chronological
100
Author's Purpose can also be referred to as __________.
Theme/Main Idea/Argument/Goal/etc...
100
A commercial featuring injured dogs and cats is using this appeal.
Pathos
100
How many times should a thesis statement be addressed in an essay?
Twice. Once in the introduction, then restated in the conclusion.
200
"Battered hulls and broken hardships
Leviathan and lonely" compares shipwrecks to lost people. It is therefore an example of a ___________.
Metaphor
200
This shows a reader/viewer where a story takes place.
Setting
200
This determines the author's attitude in his/her writing.
Tone
200
"If we are selected to fight on the front line, than it follows that our commander wants us dead."
This is an example of what rhetorical appeal?
Logos
200
"You proceed to the aforementioned location in order to ascertain what is needed."
"Arrive at the location mentioned in the letter to see what is needed."
Which sentence is informal?
The first.
300
Placing Danny Devito next to Arnold Schwarzenegger is an example of __________.
Juxtaposition
300
A character trying to face his fears and battle his father in single combat is facing what kind of conflict?
Internal and External
300
This is the literal meaning of a word.
Denotation
300
"Stronger because we endured. Stronger because we fought. Stronger because we won." This uses what rhetorical strategy?
Repetition
300
"Lets eat Grandma."
Make all necessary corrections to the above sentence.
Let's eat, Grandma.
400
Animal Farm is not meant to be taken at face value. It is an example of __________.
Allegory
400
How does one determine the climax of a story?
Emotional Highpoint/Most Important Event
400
Political cartoons are usually an example of _________, a way of indirectly stating one's opinion of social or political issues.
Satire
400
I was mildly frightened when the F-5 tornado tore the roof off my house. This rhetorical strategy is called?
Understatement
400
"I have time now to write my novels; I have the patience to write as well."
I have time now to exercise every day; and the will to do so."
Which sentence uses a semi-colon correctly?
The first.
500
"I saw a man on a hill with a telescope." This sentence can be interpreted to mean more than one thing. It is ___________.
What is Ambiguous
500
Okonkwo hitting people when he couldn't get his words out shows that he is an angry person. This is called _________.
Indirect Characterization
500
Name a word that Elie Wiesel would find a stronger connotation than denotation for.
Selection/Transports/etc...
500
Okonkwo's village using ancestors as symbols of honor and pride is an example of ethos, pathos or logos? Why?
Ethos. It focuses on the morals and ethics of the people, and the prestige of the ancestors.
500
Which essay format is most likely to be used by scientists and why?
Formal Cause and Effect
Informal Narrative
Formal Expository
Informal Argumentative