SPACE CAT DS

AP Literature

What does the S stand for in SPACE CAT?

Speaker

What does the P stand for in SPACE CAT?

Purpose

What does the A stand for in SPACE CAT?

Audience

What does the C stand for in SPACE CAT?

Context

What does the E stand for in SPACE CAT?

Exigence

What does Exigence mean?

an urgent problem, issue, or imperfection that a writer or speaker responds to through discourse

What does the C stand for in SPACE CAT?

Choices

What are three examples of Choices??

Simile- a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as

Repetition- a rhetorical device where words, phrases, or ideas are used more than once to emphasize a point, create rhythm, or reinforce a theme

Personification- attributing human characteristics, emotions, or behaviors to non-human subjects

What does the A stand for in SPACE CAT?

Appeals

What are the three Appeals??

Ethos- appeals to credibility

Pathos- appeals to emotion

Logo- appeals to logic

What does the T stand for in SPACE CAT?

Tone

What does the D stand for in DS?

Diction

What does Diction mean??

choice and use of words to convey meaning, tone, and style to an audience

What does the S stand for in DS?

Syntax

What does Syntax mean?

the author's arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses to form sentences and lines of poetry