What's the Big Idea?
Love. Death. Good vs. Evil. Coming of Age
theme
The people to who a speech will be addressed.
Audience
What kind of rhetorical device is this:
Will you join in that historic effort?
rhetorical question
What kind of figurative language is this:
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players
metaphor
This term is defined as: the order in which information and ideas are presented and the connections that are drawn between and among them
organizational structure
Define occasion.
the event at which a speech will be delivered
What kind of rhetorical device is this:
“We will fight come what may, we will fight on all fronts, we will fight for a thousand years.”
repetition
The language specific to a discipline
technical language
Logical guess a reader makes about information not directly stated in a text
inferences
This term is defined as an author's unique sound or personality.
voice
What kind of rhetorical device is this:
He came, he saw, and he conquered.
parallelism
The starry night sky looked so beautiful that it begged him to linger, but he reluctantly left for home.
imagery
2 examples:
1. Because many children are unable to vaccinate due to illness, we must require that all healthy and able children be vaccinated in order to have herd immunity.
2. Libraries are essential resources for communities and should be funded more heavily by local municipalities.
thesis
What's a short nonfiction work in which the author's purpose is to convince a reader to think or act in a certain way?
persuasive essay
What kind of rhetorical device is this:
I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past.
restatemnt
The student moved as fast as lightning after getting permission from the teacher for an early release.
simile
This is a type of journalism where the writer includes him or herself in the story.
reportage
What kind of essay explores the meaning of an experience or offers the author's thoughts or feelings?
reflective essay
Name one type of supporting detail.
statement of fact; statistics; examples, descriptions, reasons, expert opinion
The woods are getting ready to sleep — they are not yet asleep but they are disrobing and are having all sorts of little bed-time conferences and whisperings and good-nights.
personification