Definitions
This word means to include or contain everything
Encompass
What word has the synonyms: occurrence, event, happening, circumstance, marvel
Phenomenon
The speaker's message of hope _____ deeply with the crowd, leaving them feeling inspired.
Resonated
Purpose, audience, and genre form the _________ ________.
Rhetorical Context
What is imagery?
A literary device that uses vivid descriptions to create mental pictures or sensory experiences in the reader's mind.
Mentor
What word has the synonyms: offense, wrongdoing, crime
Transgression
The new restaurant's innovative menu _____ to adventurous eaters.
Appeals
What are three types of rhetorical purpose?
Examples: Persuade, Entertain, Inform, Analyze, Reflect
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
This word describes someone who is well known for a negative reason
Infamous
What word has the synonyms: go down, decline, drop, fall, lower
Descend
As a teenager, she had to ______ the difficult transition from childhood to adulthood.
Navigate
If a text's main goal is to argue a specific viewpoint and convince the reader to agree with their position, the author's purpose is primarily to:
A) Inform
B) Entertain
C) Persuade
Persuade
What is personification?
This verb means to become completely involved in something
Immerse
What word has the following synonyms: dismal, hopeless, gloomy, unpromising, despairing
Bleak
Make a sentence using the word "validate".
Example: The researchers validated the data.
If the main goal of a story is to amuse the reader and hold their attention with an engaging narrative, the author's purpose is primarily to:
A) Inform
B) Persuade
C) Entertain
Entertain
What are 3 examples of figurative language?
Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, understatement, oxymoron, alliteration, symbolism, pun, allusion
This word means something that is theoretical and not concrete
Abstract
What word has the following synonyms: dedicate, commit, allocate, apply, pledge
Devote
Make a sentence that uses the word "nostalgic".
Example: Listening to music from my childhood makes me feel nostalgic.
If a text’s main goal is to provide factual information and increase the reader’s knowledge on a particular topic, the author’s purpose is primarily to:
A) Inform
B) Persuade
C) Entertain
Inform
Provide an example of a sentence using a hyperbole.
Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
I've told you a million times!
His car goes faster than the speed of light!