Rhetorical Analysis Practice

Front

What does it mean to show bias?

Back

To favor one side over another.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Front

What is a writer's distinctive use of language called?

Back

Voice.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Front

What is the construction of sentences; the arrangement of words in sentences?

Back

Syntax.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is crafting sentences with items placed in comparable grammatical structures?

Back

Parallelism.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What is a paradox?

Back

A statement that appears contradictory yet expresses a truth when viewed from another angle.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the term for the emotional appeal in rhetoric?

Back

Pathos.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What is the term for the logical appeal in rhetoric?

Back

Logos.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What is the term for the credibility or ethical appeal in rhetoric?

Back

Ethos.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses called?

Back

Anaphora.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the use of language that evokes sensory experience?

Back

Imagery.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3