Socrates and Rhetorical Devices Analysis

Socrates:

• was a painter who was praised for a sculpture he made

• was an author of a well-known Greek mythological tale

• was a teacher/philosopher who was arrested and killed for gathering a following that opposed authority and social norms

• was an amazing singer/songwriter who died before he ever made it "big"

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What form of direct action does King refer to and what sort of crisis will it cause?

• King's direct action is a protest against all shops in Birmingham, causing a financial crisis

• King's direct action is to boycott all churches in Birmingham on Easter, causing a decline in Christianity

• King's direct action is to paint signs opposing the clergymen of Birmingham, causing the city to question their government

• King's direct action is to refuse to leave the Birmingham Jail until the Clergymen write an apology in the newspaper, causing a moral crisis

The reference to Socrates by King is representative of which rhetorical appeal?

• pathos

• ethos

• kairos

• logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue rather than dialogue."

What form of rhetorical device is being utilized here?

• synecdoche

• analogy

• metaphor

• antithesis

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

How are you feeling today? Overall, not just about this Quizziz or English :)

• Sad

• Worried

• Joyful

• Angry

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9