Honors English 10 Lit Quiz #3
rhetoric
-A method developed by Aristotle to always win an argument; include all three of these in an essay or debate and you'll be the victor - "I am the dude who can teach you how to get everything you've ever wanted" ~Aristotle
ethos
-credible sources/ your credibility -audience believes that they are in your best interests and they believe that your info and you as a person are honest -use information from other credible sources to gain your own credibility
Both tone and mood examples
-ominous, sentimental, dark, lighthearted, and mysterious
Mood
-the climate or feeling of a literary work - other-worldly, romantic -images, dialogue, and settings can create mood
Tone
-the writer's attitude toward the character, subject, and audience of a story -serious, indifferent, paternal - can change quickly or remain the same throughout a story - expressed through POV, diction, and level of formality among writing
Pathos
-touching readers emotions -use humor, worry, anger,sadness, etc. in order to gain your audience's attention
Logos
-using logical arguments/ facts to prove your point -statistics, graphs, research, etc.
Absolution (n)
Def: Formal release from guilt or punishment Syn: forgiveness Ant: condemnation Sen: The priest administered absolutions to the sinners.
Blasphemy (noun)
Def: Profane talk about holy or sacred things Syn: heresy Ant: piety Sen: The protestor's screamed vile blasphemies during the Pope's speech.
Bilk (verb)
Def: To cheat someone out of money Syn: scam Ant: earn Sen: Bernie Madoff bilked thousands of investors out of their life savings.
contrite (adj)
Def: deeply remorseful for a bad action Syn: apologetic Ant: unrepentant Sen: The contrite boy offered all his birthday money to fix the window he broke.
bovine (adjective)
Def: in the manner of a cow Syn: slow/dim Ant: quick/bright Sen: He stared at me with a dull, bovine expression.
erudite (adj)
Def: showing great knowledge or learning Syn: intelligent Ant: dumb/bovine Sen: The erudite philosopher's lecture drew a large crowd of deep thinking students.
anomaly (n)
Def: something that deviates from what is expected or normal Syn: exception/ outlier Ant: norm Sen: It was a complete anomaly when Caroline, a freshman, won the title of Homecoming Queen, an honor usually reserved for only senior girls.
facetious (adj)
Def: treating serious issues with inappropriate humor Syn: flippant Ant: respectful Sen: The girl's snarky, facetious manner made her unpopular with both her peers and adults.
Noxious (adj)
Def: very harmful Syn: dangerous Ant: healthful Sen: The victims were overcome by noxious fumes.
Replete (adj)
Def: well-supplied with something Syn: full Ant: empty Sen: The novel, replete with humor and drama, rocketed up the best sellers' charts.
Fix the sentence: its ironical that student's say they dont enjoy poetry yet they love rap music
It's ironic that students say they don't enjoy poetry, yet they love rap music.
fix the sentence: My friend Chloe who never cooks at home decided to use her stove to store her extra shoes, unfortunately, she forgot about her footwear when on a rare whim she decided to use the oven to bake cookies
My friend Chloe, who never cooks at home, decided to use her stove to store her extra shoes. Unfortunately, she forgot about her shoes when, on a rare whim, she decided to use the oven to bake cookies.
Fix the sentence: the careful ever watchful security guard a stout man who wore his dark blue employee issued uniform with pride shouted get away from that car
The careful, ever-watchful security guard, a stout man who wore his dark blue employer-issued uniform with pride, shouted, "Get away from that car!"
fix the sentence: The stench of melting dripping rubber souls filled the apartments in the girls' building, everyone evacuated.
The stench of melting, dripping rubber soles filled the apartments in the girl's building. Everyone evacuated.
