Vocab
A change in tone, POV, mood, etc.
Shift
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
alliteration
examines texts from the position of those individuals who are in some way marginalized or not part of the dominant culture
cultural criticism
The reader, the reading situation, and the text are the __________________________.
Elements of Reader-Response Criticism
Author's Word Choice
Diction
The pattern of rhyme in poetry
rhyme scheme
True or False: Cultural Criticism examines the effects of race, class, and gender perspectives in the analysis of texts
True
True or False: Reader Response Criticism focuses on the writer's active engagement in a text.
False
three types of rhetorical appeals
ethos, logos, pathos
Extreme exaggeration
True or False: An examination of the relationship between dominant cultures and marginalized cultures is not essential to cultural criticism.
False
What is the central metaphor of the poem "Mushrooms?"
The mushrooms represent the collective power of women
to limit someone's participation in mainstream cultural, social, or economic activities
marginalized
Auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, gustatory
imagery
In "Speaking with Hands," what can we infer about why the mother starts "an argument at the cash register?"
She is upset about the high prices for low quality food and the grocer is taking advantage of people who have no where else to shop.
"And shivering under thin blankets in winter" is an example of ____________ imagery.
tactile (touch)
the policy of extending the rule or influence of one country over other countries or colonies
imperialism
A comparison that continues throughout the work
extended metaphor
What is the "burden" of the white man as told by George McNeill in "White Man's Burden" and who is his audience?
It is the duty or responsibility of the white man to "serve" the natives by taking them over and colonizing them. His audience is the other white imperialists (Europeans & Americans).
In "Tipping System Exacerbates Unfair Pay at Restaurants," the mention of Rakel and her story is considered what type of rhetorical appeal? Why?
pathos- to connect us to the subject
Ethos- to make her claim have credibility