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100
What part of humanity did DARK ROMANTICS like to write about?
ANY: The dark side of the human psyche, the effects of sin and guilt on humans, the dark side.
100
What two types of words are required to form a sentence? BONUS + 1= Write a sentence consisting of one two words!
Subject and verb BONUS + 1= EX: She ran.
100
What is ethos?
Ethos (Greek for 'character') refers to the trustworthiness or credibility of the writer or speaker. Ethos is often conveyed through tone and style of the message and through the way the writer or speaker refers to differing views. It can also be affected by the writer's reputation as it exists independently from the message--his or her expertise in the field, his or her previous record or integrity, and so forth. The impact of ethos is often called the argument's 'ethical appeal' or the 'appeal from credibility.'
100
What is an analogy?
A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump.
100
Fix this sentence: Police officers racially profile innocent citizens every day.
Indefensible assertion: Possible fix: be specific about who and when Some police officers have been known to commit racial profiling.
200
Define racial profiling
When authorities substitute skin color for evidence as grounds for suspicion.
200
Which of these is a fragment and why? A. On the way to the house. B. Run on the way to the house.
A. is missing a verb. B. has an implied subject and a verb.
200
What is pathos?
P]athos (Greek for 'suffering' or 'experience') is often associated with emotional appeal. An appeal to pathos causes an audience not just to respond emotionally but to identify with the writer's point of view--to feel what the writer feels. The most common way of conveying a pathetic appeal is through narrative or story, which can turn the abstractions of logic into something tangible and present. Pathos thus refers to both the emotional and the imaginative impact of the message on an audience, the power with which the writer's message moves the audience to decision or action.
200
Make up a metaphor
comparison that does not use like or as
200
She walks to the store, it doesn't have what she needs.
run-on! possible fix: add a conjunction! She walks to the store, but it doesn't have what she needs.
300
How did the Great Migration affect the Harlem Renaissance?
Caused Blacks from the south to move to the north and congregate in Harlem. The proximity and increased freedoms Blacks gained in the north made them more unified. This sort of unity was an environment that induced the expression in the form of art, literature, and music that promoted Black's rights.
300
Which one of these is a run-on and why? a. We have the best-looking college kids working in our store, everyone will want to shop there. b. Because we have the best-looking college kids working in our store, everyone will want to shop there.
a. RUN-ON connects two INDEPENDENT clauses with a comma b. "Because" makes the sentence into a dependent clause which is okay to connect to an independent clause using a comma.
300
What is logos? BONUS + 1= WHO coined the terms ethos, pathos, and logos? BONUS + 2= What are these three terms called when grouped together?
Logos (Greek for 'word') refers to the internal consistency of the message--the clarity of the claim, the logic of its reasons, and the effectiveness of its supporting evidence. The impact of logos on an audience is sometimes called the argument's logical appeal. Aristotle Aristotle's rhetorical appeals or methods of persuasion
300
What is an archetype? BONUS + 1= NAME AN ARCHETYPE
imaginative pattern (story, characters, plot, event, setting) that repeats itself over time throughout literature. Good vs. Evil The orphan who becomes a hero
300
Edit this sentence: Carl the boy who rode horses was not fond of the city.
Comma usage problem! This sentence has a restrictive element that should be surrounded by commas: Carl, the boy who rode horses, was not fond of the city.
400
What was an important historical event that encouraged Romanticism and why?
Westward Expansion, the pioneering into the West, provided the American writers with the best subject and materials. The wilderness always filled them with hope and drove them to look for an ideal world. Immigrants coming in to fill the new space made Romantics interested in exploring "the other." Also, industrialism made writers and artists worry about the wellbeing of nature and man with an ever-decreasing amount of nature, and caused Romantic writers to backlash and worship nature over industry.
400
What kind of error is found in the sentence below? Each of the children are unique.
Subject-verb agreement error Each is singular and should have the verb IS following it
400
What is parallel structure (or parallelism)? Give an example!
Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "or." Mary likes biking, hiking, and swimming.
400
What is a theme?
An important idea expressed in a work of literature. The theme of a book is a universal idea or message that stretches through an entire story. A theme may show up in a pattern (such as reoccurring examples of beauty in simplicity) or a theme may come through as the result of a buildup (tragedy of war). It is often a lesson that we learn about life or people.
400
He said , "go away". (Milton, 2)
MLA format problem He said, "go away" (Milton 2).
500
What is civil disobedience and what American man is known to have coined this term? BONUS + 1: What American revolutionary used practices of vicil disobedience to fight for civil rights in the 60s?
The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. Henry David Thoreau- Transcendentalist writer. BONUS + 1: Martin Luther King Junior
500
Is this sentence written in active voice or passive voice? Jello is loved by all kids. BONUS + 1: How do you change it to make it the opposite?
PASSIVE! What would usually be the subject has been turned into the object. Active: All kids love jello.
500
What is a defensible assertion? What makes something indefensible?
A statement that can be backed up with evidence. Not being specific or being unable to prove.
500
Name 5 literary devices
Metaphor Alliteration Personification Hyperbole Simile Irony Allusion Onomatopoeia Allegory Imagery
500
Many high school students drop out before they graduate. For example, teenage pregnancy.
Fragment: needs a verb. For example, teenage pregnancy often causes girls to drop out.