College English review

narration

tells a story

compare and contrast

presents similarities and differences

exposition

its purpose is to inform

narration is a mode that uses

a plot or storyline

narrative pieces often include

all of the above

a standard MLA paper should be written in

times New Roman, 12 pt font

which format works best for the college essay

personal story with description

what is the most part of a college essay

the hook to ensure the reader keeps reading

which of the following is an example of invective

You are the most insufferable person I have ever met

which device is employed in Julius caesar’s famouse quote “I came, I saw, I conquered”

asyndeton

Identify the literay device in he sentence “We have ships nad men and money and stores”

Polysyndeton

Medical terms like hypertension nad myocardial infarction are examples of

jargon

A comparison essay attempts to

find similarities and differences

Which of the following is NOT a stated organizational strategy for Comparison (Contrast) essays

beginnng to end (Chronological)

If a person used a Venn diagram as a graphic organizer, s/he was most likely preparing for a ______ essay

compare and contrast

What does PAT stand for

Purpose, Audience, Topic

What literary device/rhetorical strategy might a poet use most frequently to help describe something

figurative language

Which is NOT one of the Aristotelian rhetorical appeals

argos

Which form of ethos is described in the following scene? a trusted leader of a nation providing a status report of the nation to the public

Automatic Ethos

which one is NOT a part of the rhetorical triangle

Diction

As it pertains to the circle around the rhetorical traignle, what does CONTEXT mean

the circumstnaces thast form the setting of an eent, statement or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.

which sentence below is NOT parallel?

country music

which figure of speech (or sente4nce stricture) is found in the following examples?: “My students read and studied and wrote and passed.” AND “In American, it means “Unpronouncerable or I’m Not Going to Talk to You..” and “I Just Don’t Want to Have to Ask You Again and Again Because You’ll think i’m dumb or you might get upset or something”

polysyndeton

In Suzanne Britts essay “Neat People vs. Sloppy People” she repeats the start of several sentences in a row, with the word “Someday”, Of which figure of speech is this an example of

anaphora

In Britt’s essay “Neat people vs sloppy people, she makes references to Nerver-never land”, what literary technique is the using with this reference

allusion

In the essay “Your FLip Flops are Grssing Me Out” In which of the following best describes Stevens thesis or claim

wearing flip-flop violates the social contract

What kind of information does Stevens use to support her thesis

all of the above

which word best describes Steven’s tone in the essay

sarcastic

The author of Mother tongue is

all of these

Which sentences best matches part of Tan’s thesis

the way people speak should not be a basis for judging intelligence

In the essay “The F-Word”, what is the f-word

the authors first name

which can be considered the writers main point in the essay “The F-Word”

a lack of openness to different cultures and different sounding names can cause painful experiences for those outside of the mainstream culture

In the F-word, what strategy does the writer use to help support her point?

she compares treatment under two different names

the essay entitled Fatso, falls under what type of essay

comparison

what rhetorical stragtery is used throughout the entire essay fatso?

Verbal Irnony

What rhetorical strategy or technique is used when Peck writes about people “of substance” using less offensive diction to describe overweight people

euphemism

In always living is Spanish, which description best matches her feelings towards translators

splendid friends

In “The middle class black burden”, the main point in her essay can best be represented by

I have fufilled the entry requirements of the American middle class, yet I am left, at times, feeling unwelcome nad steroryoed… Life is easier, being black is not

the middle class black burden is best classified as what type of essay

comparison

rhetoric

the study of effective writting and speech