Vocab 1
Repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences.
What is an anaphora
Gives an inanimate object human traits or characteristics.
What is personification?
Speaker, audience, and message make up the ______________ _______________
What is the rhetorical triangle?
This character is kind and often takes care of others, especially the littleuns
Who is Simon?
2003 was when Beyoncé Knowles become simply Beyoncé. That was the year she released her first solo album, “Dangerously In Love,” after splitting from this girl group.
What is Destiny's Child?
The omission of conjunctions
What is asyndeton?
The repeated use of conjunctions within the same sentence.
What is polysyndeton?
Ethos, pathos, and logos are ___________ __________
What are rhetorical appeals?
After Jack lets the fire die and punches Piggy in the face, he "apologizes" to ___________
Who is Ralph?
Featuring Christoper Mintz-Plasse as “McLovin,’” this 2007 nerdy teen comedy starred Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Emma Stone
What is Superbad?
Repetition at THE END of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences.
What is epistrophe?
Combination of contradictory ideas next to each other in a clause, phrase, or sentence.
What is an oxymoron?
This is Latin for summary. When I have asked you to write one, it is only three sentences.
What is a precis?
The conch is thought to represent this.
What is civilization?
Outkast was sorry to this lady
Who is Ms. Jackson?
Reversing the order of repeated words or phrases
What is antimetabole?
Asserts or emphasizes something by seeming to deny it.
What is paralipsis?
The moment or event that motivates someone to write or to speak about a specific issue, problem, or situation is called this
Why does Jack paint his face?
What is to conceal his true nature?
(Variations of this answer are acceptable)
The 2004 documentary "Super Size Me" chronicled the decline in health of filmmaker Morgan Spurlock as he spent 30 days eating food exclusively from this fast food chain.
What is McDonalds?
A type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole
What is a synecdoche?
Anticipates an objection or counterclaim and answers it
What is procatalepsis?
Juxtaposition, repetition, and rhetorical questions are all examples of ___________ ____________
What are rhetorical devices?
(Will also accept rhetorical strategies, rhetorical choices, or rhetorical moves)
The signal fire represents this
What is the boys' hope?
She was "the Vampire Slayer"
Who is Buffy?