1) Name & Spell the Word based on the definition:

Ridiculing language, style, or a serious subject for the purpose of entertainment or illustration. (e.g. a “mockery” or imitation

to make a point…)1

2) Define the following term..

• Pedantic

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3) Define the following term..

• Polemical

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4) Identify the Rhetorical Device based on the example:

“The thick blood welled out of him like red velvet, but he still did not die.”

-George Orwell (p.81)

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5) Define the Word and name an example of your own:

Juxtaposition

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6) Name & Spell the Word based on the definition:

Explaining a word or term for the purposes of illustration, comparison,

or argumentation6

7) Identify the Rhetorical Device based on the example:

“It’s important to develop a limp and affected handshake. A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you’ll never be forgiven if you don’t live up to it.”(P.J. O’Rourke – p.169)

*Can you name the work?

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8) Name & Spell the Word based on the definition:

Humor or criticism of a subject with the intent to

reform or improve.

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9) Identify the Rhetorical Device(s) based on the examples:

We must make war to have peace.

“Docile omnipotence”

–Emily Dickinson

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10) Define the Word and provide an example:

Analogy

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11) Name & Spell the Word based on the definition –

provide an example:

Stating the opposite of what one believes (or when the opposite of what you expect to

happen actually happens)11

12) Name & Spell the Word based on the definition –then,

write an example:

Sentence structure that balances or coordinates a series of the same

grammatical elements.

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13) Define the Word and Write and Example of your Own:

Sarcasm

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14) Name & Spell the Word based on the definition:

An expression that once was fresh and original but has lost much of its vitality through overuse. In general, these should be avoided in writing.

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15) Identify the Rhetorical Device Based on the Example:

“Lately I’ve been feeling very patriotic, especially during

commercials. Like, when I see those strongly pro-American Chrysler commercials, the ones where the winner of the Bruce Springsteen Sound-Alike Contest sings…”

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16) Identify the Rhetorical Device Based on the Example:

All writers are mortal. Ernest Hemingway was a

writer. Therefore, Hemingway was mortal.

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17) Identify the Rhetorical Device based on the example:

“When you write, you lay out a line of words. The line of words is a miner’s pick, a woodcarver’s gouge, a surgeon’s probe. You wield it, and it digs a path you follow.”

*Can you name the author and the work?

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18) Name the Rhetorical Device and think of one of your own:

Sun : Beach :: Snow : Mountains

Acura : Honda :: Infiniti : NissanSpaghetti : Italian :: Orange Chicken : Chinese

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19) Name the Rhetorical Device based on the Definition:

An argument or form of reasoning in which two statements or premises are

made and a logical conclusion is drawn from them.

*Can you write one of your own?

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20) Define the Word:

Mood

(& Tone?)

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21) Name the Author:*Born in Memphis, TN in 1945

*Particularly concerned with community and nature (ecological writings)

*Believes the role of the writer should be to teach humans how to live in greater harmony with their neighbors and communities.

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22) Identify the Rhetorical Device based on the example:

“Have I not as good a right to be free as you have?” (From “Learning to Read and Write”)

*Can you name the author?

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23) Identify the Rhetorical Device based on the example:

• “Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.”

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24) Identify the Rhetorical Device based on the example:

• “What a tale of terror now their turbulency tells.”

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25) Identify the Rhetorical Device based on the example:

• “Whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone...”

• Who said it? What was the occasion? How does it work to convey meaning to the audience?

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