
Contrast and Shift Terms
Authored by Kimberly Torpey
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10th Grade
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In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston writes: “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board.”
→ This stylistic opening reveals the author’s unique _____________, a blend of lyrical narration and folk idiom.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...”
—Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
→ This is an example of _____________ because it presents opposite ideas in parallel grammatical structures.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
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“Give me liberty, or give me death!”
—Patrick Henry
→ This statement appeals primarily to _____________, stirring strong emotional responses.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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In Beloved, Toni Morrison’s use of lush and evocative language contributes to the novel’s dreamlike and haunting _____________.
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CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
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In the short story "The Most Dangerous Game," the author uses short, abrupt sentences during hunting scenes to convey panic. The sentence length and tempo establish the _________ of the story.
In the short story "The Most Dangerous Game," the author uses short, abrupt sentences during hunting scenes to convey panic. The sentence length and tempo establish the _________ of the story.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
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“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”
—John F. Kennedy
→ This is a famous example of _____________, where the structure of the sentence is reversed in the second half.
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
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In A Modest Proposal, Swift uses irony and calm, logical language to propose the horrific idea of eating babies.
→ The rhetorical _____________ makes the satire biting and persuasive.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
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