Rhetoric, POV, and Allusion

Rhetoric, POV, and Allusion

a review for your test on Friday

Rhetoric - the art of persuasion

• logos - look for facts, numbers, and reasoning

• pathos - look for words with strong connotations and imagery

• ethos - look for details about the person's character, reputation, or expertise

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical appeal is used in this ad?

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical appeal is used in this ad?

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical appeal is used in this ad?

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Allusion - indirect references

• Look for proper nouns; capitalized words are a giveaway.

• Even if you don't know the full meaning of the allusion, even if you've never seen it before, you know they must be referencing something specific.

• Mecca, Lady Macbeth, Hufflepuff, Sodom and Gomorrah, crossing the Rubicon, Oedipus, Camelot, Captain Ahab, Mr. Spock, Big Brother

• If you see a capitalized word you don't recognize, Google it!

Point-of-View

• 1st Person: narrator is in the story, uses I, me, my, and we

• 2nd Person: rare - narrators talks about "you," the reader

• 3rd Person: narrator is outside the story, talks about he, she, they

• Objective: no thoughts or feelings described

• Limited: tracks one character's thoughts and feelings

• Omniscient: describes all characters thoughts and feelings

Multiple Choice

In which POV is this written?

The dog ran across the street and the car just missed it. The dog's owner continued to chase the dog through the neighborhood until he got a hold of the dog.

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person omniscient

Multiple Choice

In which POV is this written?

The girl felt scared. Her brother held her hand, but she still couldn't shake off her feelings of terror.

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

Multiple Choice

In which POV is this written?

Craig and Ben were skateboarding at a local park, when an old man walked up to them. "I used to skateboard when I was your age!" Craig thought it was interesting, but Ben could have cared less.

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Multiple Choice

In which POV is this written?

Sally and I went to the grocery store. We bought salad and bread. I thought that was a boring dinner, but Sally liked it.

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Multiple Choice

In which POV is this written?

You are walking through a forest and you see a bear. What should you do? You can't just run; the bear will chase you.

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited