Figurative Language Frenzy
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
Simile
This appeal is based on credibility and trustworthiness.
Ethos
When an author makes a specific decision in their use of language to achieve a purpose or connect with their audience, this is called ___.
Rhetorical Choice
Identify the purpose of the "Declaration of Independence", by Thomas Jefferson
Identify the object in this image
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SJfpiSJlo15R8yKIC9pvVapr7ufvfukg9jmGYsoI42Y/edit?tab=t.0
Boombox
This figurative language gives human traits to non-human things, like "the wind whispered through the trees."
Personification
This appeal uses logic, data, and reasoning to persuade the audience.
Logos
This rhetorical choice reflects the author’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject, such as being sarcastic, serious, or hopeful.
Tone
Explain how Angela Davis appeals to logic/reasoning in her text
Angela Davis uses logic and reasoning in her critique of the prison system by sharing facts about how it unfairly affects marginalized groups and linking it to the history of slavery. She explains how private companies profit from cheap prison labor and how harsh punishments lead to more crime and poverty. Davis also compares the U.S. system to other countries that focus on rehabilitation to show better alternatives.
Identify the object in this image
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11zyjGYIx9BrHy_X6Y3yfdW-tsQiq419QA7dxF4jGa60/edit?tab=t.0
Cassette Tape
Martin Luther King Jr.'s metaphor comparing a "bad check" to unfulfilled promises is an example of this.
Metaphor
What is Kairos?
The appeal that focuses on timing and the opportune moment to deliver a message.
This rhetorical choice involves how an author arranges their ideas, evidence, and claims in a logical and purposeful way to persuade their audience effectively.
argument structure or organization
Identify 1 way Jay-Z appeals to credibility in his statement
1. he refers to his upbringing and strict personal values
2. he discredits Tony Buzzby's credentials as a lawyer
Identify the object in this image
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bm1se3RbsBjh53JidqPWYb660nXNrESy3b9i2_WbRkg/edit?tab=t.0
Pager
Identify the figurative language in the quote: "The South’s culture is a quilt, stitched together with both beauty and pain."
metaphor
Greta Thunberg’s use of emotional language to connect with her audience demonstrates this rhetorical appeal
Pathos
When a speaker asks a question without expecting an answer, it is known as this.
Rhetorical Question
Identify Ronald Reagan's tone in his address to the nation after the Challenger explosion
comfort, reassuring and somber
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LDFxn4yL87ZX32eGdM3UJ7TTMAotIMQVTJrASFoyNJ8/edit?tab=t.0
Typerwriter
This term describes an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, such as "I’ve told you a million times!"
Hyperbole
Identify one rhetorical appeal used in Helen Keller's letter to President Roosevelt and explain how they use it
ethos or pathos
Identify the tone in this sentence: “The small town’s destruction was heart-wrenching, leaving its people with an overwhelming sense of loss and despair.”
somber or mournfu
In Lupita Nyong’o’s acceptance speech, she references a childhood story where she prayed for lighter skin. Identify the term for this personal story.
Anecdote
Identify the object in this image
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QMhN22Vcp-9E98qaiB6QNIsYDdKeO81yecy89f8glZA/edit?tab=t.0
Record Player