Rhetorical Analysis Pre-Assessment

comparison without using “like” or “as.” Example: “He felt lost in a sea of nameless faces,”or, “The teacher planted seeds of wisdom.”

• simile
• allusion
• metaphor
• rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

comparison using “like” or “as.” Example: “She was as quiet as a mouse.”

• metaphor
• rhetorical question
• simile
• juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the speaker or writer's attitude about a subject

• metaphor
• irony
• mood
• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When the writer/speaker appeals to the emotions of the reader; drawing pity from an audience; inspiring anger from an audience; etc.

• restatement 
• logos
• rhetoric
• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How the author uses language and words to accomplish a goal 

• oratory
• diction
• rhetoric
• denotation 

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Hyperbole

• "The wait was long."
• “I had to wait in the station for ten days, an eternity.”
• "I had to wait for almost 10 hours."
• "The food here was great to eat".

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

• Pathos
• Ethos
• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a logical fallacy?

• A type of panther
• An error in reasoning
• Reasoning based on inductive leaps
• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which is NOT one of the classical rhetorical appeals?

• Pathos

• Vamos

• Ethos

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

_____ is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason.

• Pathos

• Vamos

• Ethos

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5