Cards in this guide (25)
What is an example of prejudicial use of rhetorical device
Spot them by using the rhetorical tools.
Do stage directions include sleeping
no stage directions are the directions or places on stage to
stand or cross to.
What is another name for the jazz age
- Roaring Twenties
- Ballyhoo Years
- Golden Age (or Golden Years)
- The 1920's
- The Decade of ______ (Fun, Partying, Celebration, or Music)
- The Years of Wonderful Nonsense
What is the most important part of a paragraph
The most important part of a paragraph is its main sentence(s)
that has the topic of that paragraph's central idea.
What effects does personification have on poems
Personification can have many effects on writing. Here's an
example...The water flowed. Now...The water gurgled and roared.
Which sounds better? Personification makes poems more sophisticated
and interesting.
What best describes one of the themes in A Raisin in the Sun
At the beginning of Act II Scene 3 where does Ruth tell Beneatha she and Walter went the evening before
What do references to sunlight most likely symbolize in the play
Which is an example of irony from The Great Gatsby
Tom cheats on Daisy with Myrtle, but he treats Myrtle
poorly.
Which of these best characterizes the Jazz Age
A time when the economy was strong
What is one of the characteristics of a strong theme
It’s a complete statement. -apex
What best describes a central idea or motif in A Raisin in the Sun
What best describes Walter Senior
What was one major achievement of the civil rights movement during the 1940s or 1950s
The Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
(APEX)
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What does walters decision to move to the house create for the audience
A triumphant aesthetic impact
What literary element is best represented in his excerpt
What rhetorical device is James Baldwin most clearly using in this passage
What does mama's underlined statement tell you about her character
she isn’t easily intimidated (apex)
Which option is the best example of literary nonfiction
An essay that relates an activist's experiences fighting for civil rights.
(APEX)
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In A Raisin in the Sun what does the concept of home most likely mean to Ruth
The walls the surround her -(apex)
What does the allusion in this passage most clearly show
raj is a good writer APEX
Pass those classes hun
Which sentence best describes the root of Walters unhappiness
He wants to provide for his family but has limited options.
(APEX)
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Which sentence best describes one of the plays themes
If you're talking about A Raisin in the Sun:
When people experience injustice, they become frustrated and disheartened.
(APEX)
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Which of the following sentences most clearly uses allusion The acrobat jumped from platform to platform like Mario
It says the answer in the question lol
Read these sentences in the context & answer this question: What rhetorical device are these sentences most clearly using (APEX)
