MLA
The font, size, and spacing that an MLA paper should be typed in.
What is Times New Roman, 12 point, Double Spaced
An argument based on influencing the audience’s emotions.
What is Pathos.
Phrasing a portion of your argument as a question – one that is not supposed to be answered.
What is Rhetorical Question.
The Great Gatsby takes place during which decade?
What is the 1920s.
Which character serves as both narrator and moral compass, maintaining a relatively objective perspective?
Who is Nick Carraway.
What should the titled of your page that lists all of your sources be?
What is Work(s) Cited.
An argument based on the speaker’s credibility.
What is Ethos.
Using exaggeration for emphasis.
What is Hyperbole.
Which item in the novel symbolizes unattainable dreams?
What is the green light.
Who demonstrates the destructive power of unrequited love and romantic idealization?
Who is Jay Gatsby.
Smith, Cameron. “Silent Horrors.” Monsters in the Night. Horror Inc., 2002, p. 34
What type of source is the above Work Cited entry for? Make sure to mention if it is print or digital.
What is a printed article.
An argument based on facts, evidence, and reason.
What is Logos.
Taking something that would be particularly negative (harsh, cruel, scary, etc.) and phrasing it in a much more positive light
What is Euphemism.
What in the novel symbolizes the gap between the wealthy and poor?
What is the Valley of Ashes.
Who serves as a symbol of the working class's futile attempt to climb the social ladder?
Who is Myrtle Wilson.
What is incorrect about the following quotation?
Rutherford, an award winning scientist, found that "turkeys have excellent eyesight, with a visual field of over 270 degrees," which is three times better daytime vision than humans. (9)
What is the period is in the wrong spot.
Repeating the same word or phrase while adding more detail each time.
What is Amplification.
Using targeted phrasing to make a very important development or occurrence sound less important than it really is.
What is Understatement.
Why does Nick return West after Gatsby’s death?
What is he is disgusted with everyone he knows in the East.
Which character represents the superficiality of the era, trapped between old money and new possibilities?
Who is Daisy Buchanan.
What is incorrect about the following quotation?
What is it is not embedded/missing an introduction to the quote.
Placing two opposite ideas or images side by side for dramatic effect.
What is Juxtaposition.
Repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of several sentences in a row.
What is Anaphora.
What is Daisy's voice compared to?
What is money.
Who represents the moral decay of the upper class, displaying racist views and blatant infidelity?
Who is Tom Buchanan.