Rhetoric
Poetry
Composition
100

 What are the three rhetorical appeals, and what are they for? 

Logos, Ethos, Pathos - These are how the speaker tries to convince the audience to accept their position. 

100

What is "paraphrase"?

This is what it is called when you put something in your own words. 

100

What is a thesis statement? 

This sentence declares what the essay will be about. 

"Without it, your essay is trash." 

- Bellomy

200

What is "pathos"? 

This appeal encourages the audience to listen to their feelings/ emotions. 

200

What is "mood"? 

This is the feeling given by words in a poem. 

200

What is the claim/ topic sentence? 

This is where we introduce the ideas discussed in a body paragraph. 

300

What is "logos"? 

This appeal encourages the audience to listen to reason. 

300

What is "the speaker"? 

This is the person who is saying the words int he poem. This is the "I" in the poem. 

300

What is the "evidence?"

This is what writers use to support their claims. 

400

What is "ethos"? 

This appeal encourages the audience to focus on credibility. 

400

What is the "theme"? 

This is the moral or lesson of a story or poem. 

400

What is the "reasoning"? 

This is how writers explain how their evidence supports their claim.

500

What is "author's purpose"? 

This is the speaker's "why" in a rhetorical situation. 

500

What is the "shift"? 

This is is where the speaker's attention or intention changes in a poem. 

500

What is the "call-to-action"? 

This is usually the last sentence of a persuasive essay; it tells the reader to do something.