WHALITC
Persuasive Device Definitions
Rainbows End
Argument Analysis Language
Protest Vocabulary
100

How does Merricat feel towards the villagers?

dislikes them, wishes them dead

100

Facts that include numbers

Statistics

100

Name the Dear women

Nan

Gladys

Dolly

100

The group the text is created for

Target Audience

100

An expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid

Protest

200

What does Merricat nail to the tree in chapter. 6?

Watch

200

Using a word or phrase several times

Repetition 

200

A quote for Nan helping cover Gladys' illiteracy from Errol.

(about her non-existent glasses)"...I stood on 'em."

200

An event that has sparked a debate and the article

Issue

200

To make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality

Discrimination

300

Give a quote to explain what Constance says that 'chills' Mary Katherine?

'I might at that' 

'Someday I'll go'

in reference to going to the village


300

Repetition of a consonant, especially at the start of words 

Alliteration

300

What is the 'vexed' issue the inspector talks about.

the assimilation policy

300

An idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Connotation

300

A setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group:

Segregation

400

Give a quote from Charles about Merricat's attitude to him. 

"Cousin Mary doesn't like me,..."

400

When a professional shares their view on the issue

Expert Opinion

400

Give a quote to demonstrate Nan's attitude to hospitals

'And hospitals is where they take your babies away.'

400

The main idea of the article/written piece

Contention

400

People engaged in any similar demonstration, as against a government's policies or actions, before an embassy, office building, construction project, etc.

Picketing

500

Which 3 words does Mary Katherine think of to protect her family from change?

1. Pegasus 

2. Gloucester 

3. Melody 

500

Using us, we, our

Inclusive language

500

Give three examples of play techniques Harrison utilises to explore her themes in Rainbows End.

Lighting shifts in dream sequences

the 'beats'

'voice-over'

500

A set of terms used to talk about language.

Metalanguage

500

A temporary platform or crate/box used while making an impromptu or nonofficial public speech. Now it is more commonly used as a metaphore.

Soapbox