Characterization
Define the characterization: Maria was a beautiful young woman.
Direct.
Define rhetoric
Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on the audience
"This skin lotion has been backed by dermatologists."
Ethos
Lou wanted to go to the haberdashery to shop for nice suits, but Ann wanted to visit a boutique.
Using your context clues, what is the best definition of a "haberdashery?"
A haberdashery is a store which sells men's clothing.
Arthur Miller
Tony scratched his head in confusion, staring at the vocabulary quiz in confusion. He had zoned out during the last class and had not studied over the weekend, he had a bad feeling about this test.
Indirect.
A speaker's ability to persuade an audience is based on how well the speaker appeals to that audience in three different areas. Name these three areas defined by Aristotle and explain what each one appeals to.
Ethos - appeals to ethics/trustworthiness of character
Pathos - appeals to emotion or passion
Logos - appeals to logic, statistics, reason
While explaining his right to speak about injustices in America, MLK once said, "I have the honor of serving as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state..."
Which appeal is he using?
Ethos. He is establishing his credentials, experience, and trustworthiness of character.
While Elizabeth was still very much in love with her husband, John's feelings for his wife had lain dormant for many years.
Using context clues, what can you infer "dormant" to mean?
Inactive. Resting. Reposing.
The literal definition of a word is the [blank] of the word.
Denotation
Characters who do not seem like real people and often have fewer sides to them. May be minor characters or "stock" stereotypes
Flat characters
To create a dramatic effect or make/emphasize a point rather than to get an answer
In a Letter to Birmingham Jail, MLK once said, "Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust."
Which appeal is he using to persuade his audience?
Logos. He is using common sense and logic to point out that laws that go against freedom and justice for all are unjust.
The food was cold, soggy, and late to arrive to the table. The waitress' service was abysmal.
Using context clues, what can you infer "abysmal" to mean?
Extremely bad.
These are documents that have influenced the nation and provided a basis for its further development
Seminal documents
These are characters who go through a dramatic change during the course of the story. They gain some new insight, understanding, commitment, and/or values.
Dynamic characters
Often an author will use "loaded language" as part of their rhetoric, to stress a point. Define the term for the negative, neutral, or positive implications of words.
Connotation
In the Narrative Life of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the famous orator and freed slave Frederick Douglass explains the cruel beatings slaves received in vivid detail. "No words, no tears, no prayers, from [the plantation owner's] gory victim seemed to move his iron heart from its bloody purpose..."
What appeal is he using to persuade the audience against slavery?
Pathos. He is using the emotional hardship to persuade the audience to see the horrors of slavery.
Technically, the medical system considers anyone who is over the age of 35 and having a baby to be experiencing a geriatric pregnancy.
Using context clues, what can you infer the word "geriatric" to mean?
Relating to old age
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing is the...
Diction
Characters who do not change dramatically in a story. They stay the same throughout.
Static
Name the rhetorical device in which the author purposefully pairs exact opposite or contrasting ideas in a parallel grammatical structure
Antithesis
"Recent studies conclude that Klean toothpaste removes 40% more plaque and makes your teeth 20% more resplendent than all other types of toothpaste."
Which appeal is used here?
Logos.
If no one volunteers to present first in speech class, Ms. Bartels chooses indiscriminately.
Using context clues, what can you infer the word "indiscriminately" to mean?
Randomly, with little or no distrinction
Define syntax
Syntax is the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences