"They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed." Is an example of...

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut." Is an example of

"You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers - so you know I can run your preschool."

This form of rhetoric relies on appealing to the emotions of the audience/ reader

This form of rhetoric relies on facts, statisitcs, and logical reasonong

This form of rhetoric requires proof and trust that the person speaking or writing is knowledgeableabout the topic

"The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. " F. Douglass

This is an example of

A literary device that implies comparison or contrast. Writers placing two entities side by side to create a dramatic or ironic comparison/ contrast

The term literally means “opposite,”and is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.

"When the dogs in your streets, when the fowls of the air, when the cattle on your hills, when the fish of the sea..." Douglass. The two techniques working together here are

A device that asks a question to make the audience think about what the writer or speaker is saying. It is especially effective for questioning unpleasant truths.

This rhetorical device allows readers/ audience to make connections among ideas by using the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . . ." A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens

This same quote is an example of three rhetorical devices. SELECT the device that is NOT one of the three

_________________ means: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases

Identify the rhetorical device: The phone was ringing, the dishes were washing, and the dinner was burning.

It is ironic (example of irony) that ...

Check all that apply

Everybody in the rooms (has, have) agreed that the temperature is uncomfortable.

The infantry, which fights with portable weapons, (constitutes, constitute) the largest division.

Usually on warm, sunny afternoons, John or his sons ______

What is an independent clause?

What is a phrase?

What is the group of words in RED?

I had a huge cup of coffee before I went to school.

What is the group of group of words in RED?

We had a great time after the weather cleared.

Because there was a snow day, the basketball game was rescheduled for Friday.

I really wanted to do well on the quiz because I wanted an A in the class, and I got a B last quarter.

Alejandra likes peanut M&M's, and Jhojan likes plain.

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Javier prefers to play soccer with his team at school but his brother likes to play with his friends at the park.

punctuate the following sentence correctly: The charity will be happy to receive your donation for any amount you deem appropriate.

A humorous writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about change; a literary work in which human failings are attacked through irony, derision, or wit

Punctuate this sentence correctly:

There were five donuts left this morning now there are none.

punctuate this sentence correctly:

I entered four graded assignments for one class yesterday however I still need to enter four more graded assignments.

punctuate the folowing sentence correctly: Please give me some time I do not want to be rushed.

A very brief personal story that can be a very engaging attention getter

Trevor's grandmother would not spank him as she did her other grandchildren because she thought of him as white. This is an example of

A single story or set of stories about one time period in life is called a/ an