Transcendentalist Rhetoric The Jungle American Short Stories

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This is the rhetorical term for an emotional appeal, as when MLK mentions

the tough situations faced by women and children.

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What is pathos?What is pathos?

This is the rhetorical This is the rhetorical term for an appeal to term for an appeal to higher authority, as higher authority, as when MLK and HDT when MLK and HDT

reference the reference the Constitution and the Constitution and the

Bible.Bible.

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What is ethos?What is ethos?

When HDT suggests “That When HDT suggests “That government is best which government is best which

governs least,” he is governs least,” he is suggesting that suggesting that

government is this – an government is this – an impediment.impediment.

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What is an What is an obstacle?obstacle?

When HDT refers to the When HDT refers to the “arm of the government” “arm of the government” he is using this figurative he is using this figurative

language device – a language device – a comparison without like or comparison without like or

as.as.

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What is a What is a metaphor?metaphor?

The following quote is an The following quote is an example of this rhetorical example of this rhetorical

device, as it features repeated device, as it features repeated phrases: “It does not keep the phrases: “It does not keep the country free. It does not settle country free. It does not settle

the West. It does not the West. It does not educate.”educate.”

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What is What is anaphora?anaphora?

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This was Upton This was Upton Sinclair’s primary Sinclair’s primary goal in writing goal in writing The The

JungleJungle..

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What is What is exposing the exposing the plight of the plight of the immigrant immigrant worker?worker?

Upton Sinclair was a Upton Sinclair was a part of this journalistic part of this journalistic movement, along with movement, along with Tarbell and Steffans.Tarbell and Steffans.

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What is Muck-What is Muck-Raking?Raking?

Jurgis, the main Jurgis, the main character, works in this character, works in this

type of factory.type of factory.

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What is meat-What is meat-packing?packing?

Upton Sinclair was Upton Sinclair was writing during this writing during this era in American era in American

history.history.

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What is the What is the Progressive Progressive

Era?Era?

The Jungle The Jungle takes place takes place outside of this major outside of this major

American city.American city.

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What is Chicago?What is Chicago?

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““Piggy Sneed” Piggy Sneed” belongs to this belongs to this

literary genre, whose literary genre, whose name is derived name is derived

from a French word.from a French word.

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What is memoir?What is memoir?

““Girl” is this type of story, Girl” is this type of story, which can be read on two which can be read on two levels: the literal and the levels: the literal and the

symbolic.symbolic.

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What is an What is an allegory?allegory?

As the narrator has a As the narrator has a realization that adult life realization that adult life

will be much more will be much more difficult, “A&P” is this difficult, “A&P” is this

type of narrative.type of narrative.

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What is a coming-What is a coming-of-age narrative?of-age narrative?

““Everyday Use” is an Everyday Use” is an example of this type example of this type

of biblical narrative, in of biblical narrative, in which a child returns which a child returns

home.home.

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What is a What is a prodigal child prodigal child

narrative?narrative?

In Freytag’s Pyramid, this In Freytag’s Pyramid, this final (fifth) stage is also final (fifth) stage is also

known as the known as the denouement.denouement.

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What is the What is the resolution?resolution?

1 - 100Ethan Frome Ethan Frome is this is this type of narrative, like type of narrative, like The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales, , which features a story-which features a story-

within-a-story.within-a-story.

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What is a frame What is a frame story?story?

This character in This character in Ethan FromeEthan Frome is an is an

allegorical allegorical representation of representation of Teddy Wharton.Teddy Wharton.

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Who is Zeena?Who is Zeena?

Mattie often dresses Mattie often dresses in this color, in this color,

signifying her signifying her passion.passion.

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What is red?What is red?

This symbol could This symbol could potentially represent potentially represent something missing in something missing in

Ethan’s life.Ethan’s life.

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What is the missing What is the missing L-shaped structure L-shaped structure in the farm house?in the farm house?

Author Edith Wharton Author Edith Wharton intended for this intended for this

character to represent character to represent her.her.

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Who is Ethan Who is Ethan Frome? Frome?

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Anse’s unexpected Anse’s unexpected marriage to a new wife at marriage to a new wife at the end of the novel can the end of the novel can

certainly be characterized certainly be characterized as this.as this.

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What is ironic?What is ironic?

This classic symbol of This classic symbol of the obstacle in the the obstacle in the heroic narrative is heroic narrative is present when the present when the

river floods.river floods.

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What is “high What is “high water”?water”?

In this type of comedy, In this type of comedy, tragedy usually tragedy usually

intermingles with intermingles with comedy.comedy.

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What is dark What is dark humor?humor?

Faulkner employs this Faulkner employs this type of narration, in type of narration, in

which characters provide which characters provide a free flow of ideas.a free flow of ideas.

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What is stream-of-What is stream-of-consciousness?consciousness?

Jewel’s progression and Jewel’s progression and Darl’s regression Darl’s regression

combine to form this combine to form this literary phenomenon literary phenomenon

(derived from the Greek (derived from the Greek letter “X”).letter “X”).

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What is chiasmus?What is chiasmus?

1 - 100Celia was eager (A) Celia was eager (A) to discussto discuss her (B) her (B) latestlatest exhibit, a blank exhibit, a blank canvas (C) canvas (C) onto which onto which many many

muted colors are projected when muted colors are projected when (D) (D) flipping a switch flipping a switch to activate to activate an array of ceiling lights. (E) an array of ceiling lights. (E) No No

errorerror. .

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D. Flipping a switchD. Flipping a switch

The local paper (A) The local paper (A) citedcited both the bad weather and both the bad weather and

the poor media coverage (Bthe poor media coverage (B) ) as a reasonas a reason for the (C) for the (C)

unexpectedly poor unexpectedly poor turnout turnout at the (D) at the (D) most recent most recent

country fair. (E) country fair. (E) No errorNo error..

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(B) As a reason(B) As a reason

The ever increasing use of The ever increasing use of petroleum and other carbon petroleum and other carbon based fuels (A) based fuels (A) havehave (B) (B) soso exacerbated the problem of exacerbated the problem of environmental pollution (C) environmental pollution (C)

thatthat a drastic solution (D) a drastic solution (D) may may soon soon be necessary. (E) be necessary. (E) No No

errorerror..

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(A) have(A) have

Morph, Inc., like other Morph, Inc., like other similar vendors, (A) similar vendors, (A) designsdesigns

business courses that (B) business courses that (B) help train help train individuals (C) individuals (C) to to

improve improve (D) (D) his or her his or her technological expertise. (E) technological expertise. (E)

No errorNo error..

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(D) his or her(D) his or her

The environmental benefits (A) The environmental benefits (A) of buying of buying a new hybrid car a new hybrid car that (B) that (B) can run can run on either on either

gasoline or electricity (C) gasoline or electricity (C) waswas not (D) not (D) fullyfully explained in the explained in the

automobile dealer’s brochure. automobile dealer’s brochure.

(E) (E) No errorNo error..

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(C) was(C) was

In the prologue and In the prologue and epilogue of epilogue of Ethan Ethan

FromeFrome, the narrator , the narrator stays with this stays with this

character because of character because of this. this.

What is Mrs. Ned What is Mrs. Ned Hale because of Hale because of the snow storm?the snow storm?