Ms Heller Spring 2016 Five passages twentyfive questions

Ms. Heller, Spring 2016

Five passages, twenty-five questions total, 50 points

§ Metaphors § Dramatic function/purpose § Alliteration § Evidence § Paraphrasing § Appeals § Comma usage § Parallelism § Stage directions § Repetition § Rhetorical questions § Symbolism § Argument § Tone § Irony

Which statement is the most accurate paraphrase of lines 2 -3? 1. It must be by his death: and for my part, a. I know no personal cause to spurn at him, But for the general. He would be crown'd: b. How that might change his nature, there's the question. c. It is the bright day that brings forth the adder; And that craves wary walking. Crown him? --that; -- a. b. That at his will he may do danger with. The abuse of greatness is, when it disjoins Line 6 contains which literary device? 2. And then, I grant, we put a sting in him, I know no reason to despise him except for the people. I have no source to reject him but for war. I know no reason to be repulsed by him but for obvious reasons. c. Hyperbole Parallelism Alliteration Which strategy does the third stanza best appeal to in Brutus’ audience? 3. Remorse from power: and, to speak truth of Caesar, a. I have not known when his affections sway'd b. More than his reason. c. Ethos Logos Pathos

But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Brutus uses several examples of what literary device? 4. Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; a. But when he once attains the upmost round. b. He then unto the ladder turns his back, c. Irony Metaphor Repetition Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. So Caesar may. Which statement best summarizes the speaker’s argument? 5. Then, lest he may, prevent. And, since the quarrel Will bear no colour for the thing he is, Fashion it thus; that what he is, augmented, a. b. Would run to these and these extremities: c. And therefore think him as a serpent's egg Which, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell. It’s best to rid Caesar so that Brutus can be the one to rule. It’s best to rid Caesar because he has become corrupt. It’s best to rid Caesar before he becomes a problem.

Bring graphic organizer & funeral speeches handout, 50 points

§ Addresses the prompt (uses evidence to analyze which speaker was most effective for the audience) § Scores will be given based on the following: § Ability to analyze argument (20 points) § Explanation of the rhetorical strategies (appeals) (10 points) § Use of evidence & paraphrasing/summarizing (10 points) § Organization (5 pts) § Grammar (5 pts)

§ Introduction § Basic background knowledge important for your audience to understand the context of what you are analyzing § Thesis statement § Body Paragraph § Topic sentence for first strategy evidence summarize analyze effectiveness § Topic sentence for second strategy & repeat § Topic sentence for third strategy & repeat § Overall analysis (why most effective/counterargument) § Conclusive statement § Do not restate thesis; build off of it