TPCASTT/SOAPSTTone
Literary Techniques
Research
Ethos/Pathos/Logos
Tone
100

What is TPCASTT used to analyze?

Poetry

100

What is an allusion?

Allusion is when an author references something external to his or her work in a passing manner.

100

What font should you use for research papers?

Times New Roman

100

What is logos?

Logical appeal

100

What is tone?

Author's attitude

200

What is SOAPSTTone used to analyze?

Articles or essays

200

What is this an allusion to?

She really wants to skip class but knows it’s like taking a bite of the apple.

The Biblical story of Adam and Eve/The Fall

200

What spacing should you use in a research paper?

Double-spaced

200

What is ethos?

Ethical/credibility appeal

200

What is the tone of this excerpt?

Often you feel you’ve done nothing when you’ve actually done a lot. That’s because what you did do seemed beneath notice—it was so small that it didn’t “count.” But it did—just as each stitch counts toward a finished dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right.

a. hesitant

b. encouraging

c. amused 

Encouraging

300

What does the O stand for in SOAPSTTone?

Occasion

300

What type of figurative language is this?

The wrapped gift begged to be opened.

Personification
300

What are the three "sections" of an essay?

Intro, Body, Conclusion

300

What is pathos?

Emotional appeal

300

What is the tone of this passage?

A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio.

a. objective

b. arrogant

c. regretful

Objective

400

What does one of the T's stand for in TPCASTT?

Theme/title/title revisited

400

What type of figurative language is this?

The fluffy bed felt as soft as a cloud.

Simile

400

What two things do you need for in-text citations in MLA formatting?

Author's last name & page #

400

Is this ethos, pathos, or logos?

A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray.

Pathos

400

We have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends and neighbors—who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid them a final farewell.

a. forgiving

b. sorrowful

c. angry

Sorrowful

500

Who is the speaker of a poem?

The person speaking in the poem/typically NOT the author

500

What type of figurative language is this?

"What happens to a dream deferred?"

Alliteration

500

What order should your works cited page be in?

Alphabetical

500

Is this ethos, pathos, or logos?

"I am friends with Tiger Woods, and he recommends this specific type of golf club, so you should buy it!"

Ethos

500

What is the tone of this passage?

Why do these things always happen to me?, Brad wondered. First I forget an important meeting, and nobody reminds me until it’s over. Then my boss dumps a big project on my desk and wants it done by yesterday. And to top everything off, I leave my wallet on the bus. 

a. comic

b. self-pitying

c. optimistic 

Self-pitying