Rhetoric/Founding Documents
Punctuation - Mixed Skills
American Renaissance
Literary Analysis
Colons & Semicolons
Commas
100

The Rhetorical Appeal that establishes the speaker's credibility.

Ethos

100

Parentheses are used to insert WHAT type of information?

Nonessential information or citations

100

This author is known for his Gothic stories and poems including, "The Raven."

Edgar Allen Poe

100

In literary or poetry analysis, text evidence refers to this.

A quote or paraphrase 

100

Is the following correctly or incorrectly punctuated? 

"The end of the semester was fast approaching; as a result, a sigh of relief could be heard in the halls."

Correct

100

"The old crocodile was half blind, toothless, and lacked motivation to attack." Which comma rule is used here?

List or Series

200

Questions asked for effect, not to be answered by the audience.

Rhetorical Questions

200

For the family reunion, relatives were sitting in the dining room, on the porch, and in the carport.

What two comma rules are used in this sentence?

Introductory phrase & list

200

Poe uses these types of details in his work to entice all the senses of the audience.

Sensory Details

200

Always start a literary or poetry analysis by introducing the author and this.

The title of the piece

200

A list can be introduced with one of these.

A colon

200

"Mary, would you please take off that ridiculous hat?" Which comma rule is this?

Direct address

300

Appealing to the audience's emotions is this rhetorical appeal.

Pathos

300

Besides parentheses or commas, ___________ can also set off nonessential information in a sentence.

dashes

300

The philosophical and literary movement focusing on self-discovery, independence, and nature.

Transcendentalism

300

_________ is the statement that asserts your argument.

Thesis or Claim

300

Is the following correctly or incorrectly punctuated? 

"I plan to travel to Paris, France; Stockholm, Sweden; Corinth, Greece; and Dresden, Germany."

Correct

300

"Because my nose was so stuffy, I could not smell the pie burning." Which comma rule is used?

Separating a dependent clause from the independent clause that follows.
400

Using statistics or historical facts is this rhetorical appeal.

Logos

400

Clause must contain these two things.

Subject & Predicate (a verb)

400

Why was author Jon Krakauer drawn to Chris' story?

They shared similar parental pressures, craved independence, and sought to find themselves in nature.

400

The point of commentary is to do this.

Explain how the evidence connects back to the claim (what you're trying to prove).

400

When is the only time you would use a semi-colon in a list?

The list already contains internal punctuation (like cities separated from states, or items with several modifiers separated by commas)

400

" I enjoy a Reuben sandwich, but today I will order the Minestrone." Which comma rule is this?

Separating two independent clauses.

500

The event that prompted the writer to create a speech is also called this.

Exigence

500

Finals - ,worth 15% of your semester grade, - should be taken seriously.

If this correct or incorrect?

Incorrect. Omit other punctuation when substituting dashes.

Finals - worth 15% of your semester grade - should be taken seriously.

500
In Emerson's "Self-Reliance," he argues imitation is death. Explain the meaning of this transcendental idea.

Each person should seek their own path and to conform or copy what is popular in society is to kill your authentic identity.

500

Where in a literary analysis paragraph should the commentary be located?

After the evidence (quote or paraphrase)

500

One of these can be used to introduce a quote after a complete sentence.

A Colon

500

"Stop running," said Calvin, "We already missed the bus." - Which comma rule is this an example of?

Separating what is being said from who is speaking.