Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
What is ethos?
appeals to ethics - refers to the authority (morals, expertise, credibility) based on evidence
Parallelism
Repetition of related ideas in the same grammatical structure
what does a context clue do?
it helps define a difficult or unusual word.
Can make sense on its own
Independent clause
What is plot?
A narrative of events, the emphasis falling on causality.
Whats pathos?
based of off emotion (goal to connect the audience)
Two strongly contrasting ideas, expressed using parallel structure, are placed side by side
Antithesis
Whats the difference between compare and contrast?
Compare: The use of similarities in the context clue to show what a word means.
Contrast: they use differences around the unknown word to show the opposite of the word's meaning.
Doesnt make sense on its own
Dependent clause
What does the falling action tell us?
The period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution.
Whats logos?
appeals to logic - appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic.
Allusion
Unexplained reference within a text to a well known person, place, event, artwork or literally work
What is this an example of?
"Birds are always on the lookout for predators that might harm their young."
This is an example of logic.
Two or more independent clauses
compound
What is a resolution?
Which rhetorical appeal refers to emotion?
pathos refers to emotion.
Anecdote
A brief story that illustrates a point
What's a root word and affix?
The use of the parts of a word (the base word and additions to the beginning and ending) to help understand a word's meaning and function in a sentence.
One independent and One dependent
what is climax?
When the CONFLICT of the PLOT is resolved.It is often the most exciting part of the story.
Which rhetorical appeal is used in this sentence
If my years as a Marine taught me anything. It's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation
Ethos
Rhetorical device that uses phrases with strong connotations
Loaded language
some birds like to build their nest in inconspicuous spots – high up in the tops of trees, well hidden by leaves.
Is an example of what
Illustration
What are three types of clause sentences
Compound, Simple, complex
What are the different parts of plot?
The parts of a plot are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.