Cards in this guide (21)
A figure of speech particular to Brooklyn New York would be an example of
It's an example of an idiom. 'Fuggaboutid', for example.
idiom
What makes literary nonfiction different from other nonfiction
Literary nonfiction uses story-telling techniques from fiction
writing.
What is most responsible for making Life on the Mississippi a great example of American Realist writing
What makes nonfiction different from literary nonfiction
Literary nonfiction uses many fiction-writing techniques
What was the wharf like before the steamboat arrived each day
How have we learned about soldiers firsthand experiences during the civil war
through letters written home
Who gave Frederick Douglass the idea that Baltimore would be a wonderful place
In the Gettysburg Address what emotion did President Lincoln try to tap into when he spoke about the principles the country was founded on
How did president lincolns rhetoric about the war differ from Walt whitmans
Lincoln spoke generally about the human cost of war
What device is Twain using when he says the boy who became an apprentice engineer was exalted to this eminence
What was Frederick Douglass new responsibility going to be when he arrived in Baltimore
To take care of a little boy
Which one of these excerpts from Mark Twain life on the missisipi best shows that the story is told by a subjective narrator
apex: this fellow had... an ignorant silver watch and a showy brass watch chain
Which of these is an example of circular reasoning
Driving without a license is illegal because it's prohibited by
the law.
As the civil war drew to a close why did president Lincoln rhetoric change
Because he now had to repair the nation (apex)
Which situation best shows irony
A school nurse often misses work because she has an unhealthy lifestyle.
Which one of these excerpts from mark twains life on the Mississippi best shows that the story is told by a subjective narrator
Before these events the day was glorious with expectancy after them the day was a dead and empty thing
Which one of these excerpts from mark twains life on the Mississippi best shows that the story is told in first person
Ask us of the following is most responsible for making Life on the Mississippi a great example of American Realist writing
What does Mark Twain describe in great detail in Life on the Mississippi
What did Frederick Douglass use in writing to build credibility or ethos
Which of these is an example of an idiom
"Her presentation didn't make sense. It was all over the
map."