Worksheets"Go Gentle Into That Good Night" and V. Woolf
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 33mins
How do V. Woolf and R. Elbert treat the subject of time in their essays? Write at least 5-6 sentences that would include 2 pieces of cited direct text evidence - from each text.
How do V. Woolf and R. Elbert treat the subject of death in their essays? What is different about their vision, description, perception, and tone?
Write at least 5-6 sentences that would include 2 pieces of cited direct text evidence - from each text.
In paragraph 4 of Roger Ebert's "Go Gentle Into That Good Night", what rhetorical device does he use?
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
Rhetorical Question
On page 2, Elbert says, "I was told that I was an atheist. Or an agnostic. Or a deist. I refused all labels. It is too easy for others to pin one on me, and believe they understand me. I am still working on understanding myself" (Elbert, 2009). What element of an argument does he contribute to his essay?
A claim
A premise
An argument
A counterargument
Both Woolf and Ebert include references in French. Please describe, what effects do these references to foreign literature produce in each essay. What rhetorical device may it be considered?
Provide translations of both phrases and interpret the influence of both French sayings on the overall message of the texts. What are the differences in tone of both French sayings?
What does the wristwatch symbolize in Ebert's essay? Back up your answer with text evidence.
Please share how common themes from both essays are treated in your culture.
Based on our readings and discussions, what narrative techniques would you like to use for your own Personal Narrative?
Rhetorical questions, Ethos, Pathos and/or Logos
Allusions to foreign writers and texts; literary devices (metaphors, symbolism, analogies, etc.)
Dialogue and quotations of other authors
References to history or art
Argumentation and counter argumentation
