Rhetoric
Define ethos and explain WHY an author/speaker might want to establish it
"Jumbo shrimp" and "disgustingly beautiful" are examples of what?
Oxymorons
What is the prefix in the word "triangle" and what does it mean?
Prefix = tri
Tri means three
The water made a sound like kittens lapping.
—Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling
Simile
Spell which is there/their/they're is correct:
There/their/they're the nicest person in this class.
They're (they are) the nicest person in this class.
Define logos and examples of what it might look like.
Logos is the use of logic, statistics, or common sense to prove a point. This could look like a fact or stat (like 57% of Americans prefer pizza without pineapple.)
Define hyperbole and give an example.
A hyperbole is a great exaggeration. Like, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
What is prefix in the word "reread" and what does it mean?
Prefix = re
Re means again, continue, redo
The metal platter landed with a great clang, spraying bits of food across the kitchen floor and cabinets.
Which figure of speech is used?
Onomatopoeia
Spell which to/two/too is correct.
I want a share of the pie to/two/too.
TOO
I want a share of the pie too.
Define pathos and why an author uses it.
Pathos is the use of emotion to help persuade the audience towards their point. Emotional stories manipulate the audience to agree with the speaker/author.
"Stay safe. Stay well. Stay happy." is an example of what?
Anaphora
What is the prefix in the word "impossible" and what does it mean?
Prefix = im
Im means not, without, or wrong
From the warmth and safety of their beds, the villagers listened to the screaming storm until daybreak. Then there was silence.
Which figure of speech is used?
Personification
Spell which is the correct sight/site and explain your reasoning.
The star-nosed mole lacks a sense of sight/site.
Sight because it is about a sense of vision. (Site would've been a website, area, or location.)
"If you don't go on this vacation, you will regret it. You don't want to live with regrets, do you?"
Which appeal is this?
Pathos, this is emotional manipulation
Fill in the blank.
Tree is to leaf as flower is to _______.
Petal.
What is the prefix in the word "prehistoric" and what does it mean?
Prefix = pre
Pre means before
The audience at the 2012 Olympics cheered as, with Herculean effort, Kim Un-Guk of North Korea set an Olympic record by lifting a 153-kilogram weight.
Which figure of speech is used?
Allusion (to a myth)
Spell which poor/pore is correct.
Charles Dickens is an author who wrote many stories about the poor/pore orphans in Victorian London.
POOR is correct, it is about an unlucky circumstance.
Pore is about the pores of one skin.
"I have been married for 58 years and I can tell you he will not be a good husband to you."
Which appeal is this?
Ethos, she uses her experience to prove her ethical creditability
"Weakness is strength" and "war is peace" are two examples of which device...?
Paradox.
What is the prefix in "disrespectful" and what does it mean?
Prefix = dis
Dis means not, opposite, reverse, or away
Would you mind lending me your pencil? I tried using mine, but it's pointless.
Which figure of speech is used?
Pun (play on words)
Spell which is the correct passed/past.
The Sydney Opera House is just passed/past the Harbour bridge.
PAST is correct, it is a preposition which means beyond a specific place or taking place previously.
Passed is a verb that would have been to move beyond something.