English 3 & 4 Unit 1 & 2 Review

Tone

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
• The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: 
• A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art. 
• The author’s specific word choice.

The use of sensory details that appeal to one or more of the five senses.

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• meter

• figurative language

Mood:

• 1)The author's attitude towards the topic

• 2) The overall feeling you get as you read

• 3) Can often be determined from the word choice, setting, and imagery

• 4) 2 & 3

This rhetorical appeal is an appeal to emotion/trying to make you feel something:

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

This rhetorical appeal is an appeal to ethics or morality, or sometimes, the popularity/credibility of the speaker/writer:

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

This rhetorical appeal is an appeal to logic and often uses facts, statistics, or both:

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

What are three main elements that influence a piece of writing?

• Purpose, audience, and tone

• Purpose, theme, and tone

• Purpose, audience, and theme

• Purpose, audience, and genre

What can you use to determine the author's purpose for writing in a text, including in a poem?

• 1) The topic and/or literal meaning

• 2) The author's use of pathos, logos, and ethos

• 3) 1 & 2

What are the three main purposes for writing. Share your answer below.

What are some of the features of a narrative essay?

• A theme or themes that are implied rather than directly told

• A series of connected stories

• Imagery and/or dialogue

• A hook

• All of the above