Language Olympics Week 20 Grammar Rhetorical Terms Spelling Roots Vocabulary Rhetorical Terms For help with Rhetorical Terms, refer to A Working Vocabulary of Fundamental Terms in the reference section of your binder or http://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm. 1) Define juxtaposition: Give an example of juxtaposition: 2) Define malapropism: Give an example of malapropism: 3) Define metonymy: Give an example of metonymy: 4) Define onomatopoeia: Give an example of onomatopoeia:
5) Define oxymoron: Give an example of oxymoron: 6) Define paradox: Give an example of paradox: 7) Define personification: Give an example of personification: 8) Define pun: Give an example of pun: 9) Define rhetorical shift: Give an example of rhetorical shift: 10) Define synecdoche:
Give an example of synecdoche: 11) Define tricolon: Give an example of tricolon: 12) Define zeugma: Give an example of zeugma: Vocabulary: For help with definitions, go to www.dictionary.com, use the FREE dictionary app on your phone, or consult your friendly neighborhood dictionary in Mrs. Mehrens room. Define each word: 1) Despondent (adjective): 2) Prudent (adjective): 3) Caustic (adjective): 4) Reverent (adjective): 5) Sycophantic (adjective): 6) Sadist (noun): 7) Abstain (verb): 8) Discrepancy (noun):
Roots: For help with roots, visit http://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html. For help with definitions, go to www.dictionary.com, use the FREE dictionary app on your phone, or consult your friendly neighborhood dictionary in Mrs. Mehrens room. Define each root. Then define the word. 1) Pandemic Definition of pan: Definition of dem/o: Definition of pandemic: 2) Demographic Definition of dem/o: Definition of graph/y: Definition of demographic: 3) Autograph Definition of auto: Definition of graph/y: Definition of autograph: 4) Aviary Definition of avi Definition of aviary: 5) Arborist Definition of arbor: Definition of arborist:
Spelling: Know how to spell the following words. You can study them any way you choose. Mrs. Mehrens suggests mnemonic devices for those who are auditory learners, repetitive copying for those who are tactile leaners, or flashcards for those who are visual learners. Whatever you choose, you must practice spelling these words with a peer, parent, sibling, friend, teacher, anyone. Amazing Totally Unbelievable Simply Combination Creation Unmistakable Actually Pulley Arrangement Society In the paragraph below, some of the underlined words are spelled incorrectly. Write the correct form of the word on the lines below. If the word is spelled correctly, write C on the line. In the whole world, there are only (1) 6 human-made machines. This statement seems (2) amazzing and (3)totaly (4) unbelieveable when you consider the endless variety of machines that humans use to help them do their work. In fact, every machine is (5) simplely a (6) combinetion of these six machines. Consider a machine you may have some familiarity with the bicycle. What simple machines are combined in the (7) createon of the bicycle? (8) 1 st, there are the wheel and axle. That s (9) unmistakeable. The wheels, the driving wheel, and the gears are all examples of a wheel and axle. When you push the pedals, you are (10) actualy using levers, and a bicycle s chain is basically a (11) pulley (12) arrangment in which (13) 2 gears with a chain around them are powered by the levers. Many (14) socieity s could not function without the bicycle. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Grammar: For help with today s grammar, refer to A Working Vocabulary of Fundamental Terms in the reference section of your binder or http://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm. Define infinitive: Give an example of an infinitive: A split infinitive is when an adverb or modifier is placed between the to and the verb in an infinitive. Correct the following split infinitives: 1) To boldly go where no man has gone before. 2) Are you ready to brutally defeat our opponent? 3) I just want to always win.