Text Structures/Argument
What text structure would be used to create directions for making a bird house?
Description, Problem and Solution, Chronological, Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect, or Sequence?
Sequence
A sequence is a specific order of events or steps of a process. Chronological order, while similar, is the order of things in terms of time.
What is the difference between Ethos and Kairos?
Ethos is an appeal to credibility, ethics, or moral principles. "Seven out of ten dentists recommend Crest."
Kairos is an appeal to time or place to evoke a hasty response. "This offer is good for a limited time only."
Juliet tells her mother, "I will not marry yet; and, when I do, I swear it shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, rather than Paris."
Readers know Juliet loves and plans to marry Romeo but tells her mother she will not marry and hates Romeo. This is:
Irony, Asyndeton, Metonymy, or Synecdoche
Irony
Irony is used to express something other than and especially the opposite of its literal meaning.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Which figurative language device is being used here? Meiosis, Idiom, Alliteration, or Simile
Alliteration- the repetition of consonant sounds
"not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"
What text structure would be used to write a letter to a gym owner to complain about wait time due to overcrowding?
Description, Problem and Solution, Chronological, Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect, or Sequence?
Cause and Effect
The letter would emphasize that the overcrowding is causing extended wait times for gym members.
What is the difference between Logos and Pathos?
Logos is an appeal to logic or reason. "This study guide will enhance your performance on your driving exam."
Pathos is an emotional appeal. "These puppies and kittens depend on your donations for their survival. Please help the SPCA."
"I yelled; I screamed; I left."
Which rhetorical device is being used here?
Irony, Asyndeton, Metonymy, or Synecdoche
Asyndeton
The omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words (a list, for example) or clauses (phrases or sentences).
"I will go to the party; I will socialize."
The wind whistled during the storm.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence? Simile, Personification, Metaphor, or Idiom
Personification
It's when non-human entities—such as inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas—are given human characteristics, emotions, or behaviors.
What are annotations? Why are students encouraged to use them?
Annotations are actions that deliberately interact with a text to enhance the reader's understanding of, recall of, and reaction to the text. Sometimes called "close reading," annotations usually involve highlighting or underlining key pieces of text and making notes in the margins of the text.
Which rhetorical appeal is being used hear?
"It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment."
Kairos
The quote emphasizes "the urgency" of acting. It's a call to action.
The panther population has been steadily declining. Who wouldn't want to save the panthers?
Which rhetorical device is being used here?
Zeugma, Rhetorical Question, Metonymy, or Antithesis
Rhetorical question.
It's a statement in the form of a question with no expectation of an answer. It's used for emphasis.
"No worries. Just a little fender bender."
(Mario after he hit a telephone pole and totaled his Corvette)
Which figurative language device is being used in the quote? Meiosis, Idiom, Imagery, or Simile
Meiosis - the presentation of a thing with the underemphasis of something to achieve an effect. An understatement.
1. solarium a sunroom
2. scrolls rolls of parchment, papyrus or paper used for writing in ancient times, often for religious, legislative, or ceremonial purposes
This is an example of what? Table of Contents, Headings, Captions, or Footnotes
Footnotes
Footnotes are notes at the foot of the page that briefly identify a term, historic event or figure, or concept that is likely to be unfamiliar to students.
Which rhetorical appeal would be used in the confidentiality agreement you would have to sign before working for an attorney pledging to maintain?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos, or Kairos
Ethos would be used to reinforce integrity in keeping private information private.
Which rhetorical device is being used? Antithesis, Asyndeton, Chiasmus, or Irony
Antithesis
Antithesis is a rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences.
The antithesis of something is its opposite.
"I have a thousand things to do today."
What kind of figurative language is being used? Simile, Metaphor, Idiom, Hyperbole, or Meiosis
Hyperbole-exaggeration
Which sentence contains a weak argument and should be omitted?
1) Most people wash their cars but never have enough time to wax them. 2) This is a big mistake. 3) Waxing a vehicle makes it look glossy and new. 4) It also seals it against dirt, water vapor, and rust. 5) A clean, shiny car will impress your classmates.
5) A clean, shiny car will impress your classmates.
Which rhetorical appeal is being used in the quote?
"Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation."
"Lend me your ears."
Which rhetorical device is being used here? Antithesis, Metonymy, Asyndeton, Chiasmus, or Irony
Metonymy
Metonymy is a figure of speech where one word or phrase is replaced with another that is closely linked to it. "You have all my heart" is a reference to having someone's love entirely.
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What kind of figurative language is being used? Simile, Metaphor, Idiom, Hyperbole, or Meiosis
Idiom- a figurative phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definitions of its individual words. It must be interpreted symbolically.