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Rhetorical Terms Practice Questions

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Figures of speech
Rhetorical techniques
rhetoric
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Euphemism
Chiasmus
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Denotation
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In Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards descrives our corrupt state as flawed humans and warns of the horrors of going to hell in hopes ohaving people change their ways. This was an example of a ... homily expletive denotation diacope 2. Hyperbole, irony, similes, metaphors, personification are all classified as? genre expletives euphemisms figures of speech 3. The cell was hard; the bars, the walls, the bunk. didactic hypophora enumeratio denotation 4 Romance, horror, and science fiction are all examples of? generic conventions figures of speech homily genre 5. ?The answer is simple, you see, if you only look,? said Holmes to Watson. This is an example of ? homily exposition diacope expletive

Modern Day Hester Prynne Project

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Human development
Hester
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Who is the Modern-Day Hester Prynne? Project Rubric Project Due Date: Monday, March 7, 2016 Assignment: Compare/Contrast Hester Prynne to someone in contemporary society. Choose your subject carefully. This is a chance to step outside of that structured AP box in which we spend so much time writing. You will create some kind of product that reflects your particular talents. Dazzle and Wow me! Your product will represent assertions no one else would have thought of! While inclusion of the obvious is quite acceptable, do not stop at the surface level. Things You Might Consider Before Selecting Your Product --The ?before? part of the story --Societal response --The ?brand? (real or symbolic and MUST be included) Products You Might Consider --a visual art form

Scarlet Letter 9-12 Bookmark

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English-language films
The Scarlet Letter
Arthur Dimmesdale
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hester Prynne
Roger Chillingworth
Scarlet
Hawthorne
Hester

The Scarlet Letter, Chapter 9-12 Bookmark Folded bookmark: [front] The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Chapters 9-12 pp. 90-121 [back] Essential Vocabulary 1 venerate propensity opaque predilection portal inauspicious augur betoken vagrant impropriety [back] Essential Vocabulary 2 rotund malefactor ignominy gentility revere remonstrate abate append virtuous grievous I(dentify) The Scarlet Letter Chapters 9-12 Nathaniel Hawthorne Romantic novel V(erb) F(inish the thought) [front] Summary statement: In Chapters 9-12 of Nathaniel Hawthorne?s Romantic novel, The Scarlet Letter, he?verb + finish the thought [front] Fact Outline (minimum 10 facts)

Modern Day Hester Prynne

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Who is the Modern-Day Hester Prynne? Project Rubric Project Due Date: Monday, March 7, 2016 Assignment: Compare/Contrast Hester Prynne to someone in contemporary society. Choose your subject carefully. This is a chance to step outside of that structured AP box in which we spend so much time writing. You will create some kind of product that reflects your particular talents. Dazzle and Wow me! Your product will represent assertions no one else would have thought of! While inclusion of the obvious is quite acceptable, do not stop at the surface level. Things You Might Consider Before Selecting Your Product --The ?before? part of the story --Societal response --The ?brand? (real or symbolic and MUST be included) Products You Might Consider --a visual art form

Dia de los reyes magos

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Biblical Magi
Christian mythology
Gospel of Matthew
Nativity of Jesus
Trios
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Three Kings
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Dia de los Reyes Magos Mia Bentley Three Kings Day This means three kings day. There are ?huge, spectacular parades in every city, town or village of the country. There are always presents given. Festivities officially start the evening before, on the night of January 5, when the?Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos?(Three Kings' Parade) takes place in every town and city, with hundreds of people crowding the main roads in order to get a glimpse of the reenactment of the arrival of the Three Kings into town. In Spain, it is not Santa Claus who brings gifts on Christmas Day, but rather the Three Kings. When and where Is?Reyes Magos? Traditions

A Good Man is Hard to Find analysis

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A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Misfit

Mia Bentley Dr. Smith AP Language 1st Period 14 January 2016 A Good Man is Hard to Find Analysis A Good Man is Hard to find earned Flannery O?Connor a position as a finalist for the 1956 National Book Award in fiction (National Book Foundation). The appeal of this narrative is not only the entertaining story, but is actually the underlying meaning it presents. O?Connor fills this small story with rich characters and undeniably strong themes. The strongest themes of this essay are the subjective perception of good, grace given to those undeserving, and morality.

Humanities Beauty

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Nikita
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Beauty Kati Stubits-G Meet Alex, the genderless case study Merely a piece in the complex and vast jigsaw puzzle that is ones beauty And yet a type of tunnel vision seems to occur when discussing the meaning of/ causes of beauty society tends to forget that the image of beauty we see consists of many interconnected parts Puzzle pieces each representing a facet of ones personality or the experiences they picked up alongside the highway of life Beauty is a concept which requires itself to be felt as well as defined. Alex is not lost. Alex is sure of their self, being anchored down and removed of the worry of floating away in the night. Alex won this trophy in the state fair for eating the most fried things in the least amount of

Analysis on Spike Lee

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American film directors
Spike Lee
Spike

Randy Cires Period 7- Tech Theater 2/6/16 Spike Lee Spike Lee can best be described as an enigmatic director. Incorporating unique camera movements that mimic the movements of the character creates a sense of reality. In addition, Lee uses camera angles that are up close and personal to closely portray the emotion of the actors. These actors create very real characters with cameras pointed at them from mere inches away. These real character are created through the creation of a very real story. Spike Lee Joints as they are commonly known as serve as a voice for the African American community.

Example of Synthesis essay

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I Have a Dream
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Article
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Texts in Conversation Quiz: An in-depth look at the 9 texts seen in class. Context/Occasion/Audience: Argument: Structure: Rhetorical Device(s) ?I Have a Dream? By Martin Luther King, Jr. This speech by King took place on August 28, 1963. This was the pinnacle of the civil rights movement. King spoke to an audience of both White and Black Americans. This is expressed at one point in the speech where King states ??must not lead us to distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.? In truth, King spoke to America as a whole. (Quote is to be found in Page 2, Line 3).

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