Unit 1 Texts I
This is the author of "Speech in the Convention."
WHO IS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
This is the author of the Declaration of Independence.
WHO IS THOMAS JEFFERSON?
This is an author’s intentional choice of words.
WHAT IS DICTION?
These are the arguable points authors use to advance their central idea.
WHAT ARE CLAIMS?
This is intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work.
WHAT IS REPETITION?
This is the rhetorical technique Jefferson used to convey the grievances from King George to the colonists.
WHAT IS PARALLEL STRUCTURE?
This is the author of "Speech in the Virginia Convention."
WHO IS PATRICK HENRY?
This is an author’s intentional arrangement of words to form sentences.
WHAT IS SYNTAX?
This is how an author structures their text in order to convey their purpose for an audience.
WHAT IS TEXT STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATION?
This is the use of non-literal language to convey meaning or create an image in the minds of an audience.
WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
Patrick Henry's "I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience" exemplifies this.
WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
Besides parallel structure, this is the type of rhetorical technique Henry most dominantly employs in his speech.
WHAT IS RHETORICAL QUESTION?
This is using the same pattern of words to illustrate how two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
WHAT IS PARALLEL STRUCTURE?
This is the goal an author has when delivering a text.
WHAT IS AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?
This is the act of stating something again or differently, especially more clearly or convincingly.
WHAT IS RESTATEMENT?
Franklin uses this appeal early in his speech to help break the ice at the constitutional convention.
WHAT IS APPEAL TO PATHOS?
Jefferson predominantly uses this appeal to convey the wrongdoings of King George to the colonists.
WHAT IS APPEAL TO LOGOS?
This is the primary focus of a text; authors present ideas and support them.
WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA/THESIS?
This includes any supportive details that validate an author’s claims.
WHAT IS EVIDENCE?
This is a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
WHAT IS RHETORICAL QUESTION?
WHAT IS APPEAL TO ETHOS?
This is how many sentences a Rhetorical Precis has.
WHAT IS FOUR?
This is the author’s attitude toward a subject matter.
WHAT IS TONE?
This is the author/speaker’s position in relation to a text being delivered.
WHAT IS POINT OF VIEW?
This is techniques and/or language used to convey a message or persuade an audience.
WHAT IS RHETORIC?