Malala Yousafzai Rhetoric and Style

 "I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali Jinnah" This sentence is an example of ...

• parallelism

• allusion

• anaphora

• motif

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

 "the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness." This sentence shows Malala using ...

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• allusion

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

One element of Malala's style is her use of __________ language when whe greets her audience.

• colloquial

• informal

• formal

• slang

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Writers should choose their language and style given their ...

• purpose and intended audience

• education and life experience

• age and wisdom

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Using a brief story to illustrate a point is a technique called...

• allusion

• anaphora

• anecdote

• antipasta

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

I am Kainat.

I am Kainat Soomro.

I am Muzoon.

I am Amina.

The above example uses the poetic technique of repetition called...

• allusion

• anaphora/motif

• parallelism

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When Malala addresses her audience as "dear brothers and sisters" she conveys tones of ...

• friendship

• unity

• dischord

• love

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"This morning I looked out my window at a beautiful garden below — the green grass, streams and trees"

This is an example of ...

• appeal to pathos

• appeal to ethos

• figurative language

• imagery

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Last year, Malala Fund and the World Bank published research showing that if all girls completed secondary school, they could add up to $30 trillion to the global economy.

This is an appeal to ...

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I am also grateful that he and Mrs. Abe were so kind to me last night at dinner when I accidentally ate a large portion of wasabi. I had never tasted anything like this! My eyes started to water and I struggled to keep my composure in front of this distinguished company. But they were very kind to me!

• ancedote

• allusion

• anaphora

• appeal to pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5