Abigail Adams 2014 - Discussion

Question 1

tips

Answer 1

• if you can’t readily find rhetorical techniques to use in your claims, go to the defaults: ethos, pathos, logos, syntax, diction
• there may be some devices that don’t have a “term”. In this case, characterize what you see the best you can
• if you don’t have enough data to make really full paragraphs, try to go with more paragraphs

Question 2

Abigail Adams 2014 AP Exam Prompt

Answer 2

• introduction (thesis statement is last)
• body para. technique 1
  = pathos
  – claim
  – data
  – warrant
• body para technique 2
  = allusions
  – claim
  – data
  – warrant
• body para technique 3
  = sense of history
  – claim
  – data
  – warrant
• conclusion

Question 3

iii. tonal shifts

c. ?

Answer 3

She intends to inspire her son to continue on his difficult journey

Question 4

ii. personification

a. ?

Answer 4

Adams crafts personification to express her feelings

Question 5

ii. emotional connection

b. ?

Answer 5

writes “lament it” “tender parents” “your affectionate mother”

Question 6

iii. tonal shifts

a. ?

Answer 6

Adams’ letter incorporates tonal shifts to emphasize her message

Question 7

iii. parallel structure

c. ?

Answer 7

She structures her text to demonstrate her son needs strife to grow into a good man

Question 8

iii. rhetorical questions

a. ?

Answer 8

The author engages the reader with rhetorical questions

Question 9

ii. emotional connection

c. ?

Answer 9

Adams wishes to reinforce to her son her love for him and her desire that he travel

Question 10

ii. metaphor

a. ?

Answer 10

Adams uses the metaphor of a river growing in power to encourage her son to grow in experience

Question 11

iii. tonal shifts

b. ?

Answer 11

the words “desolation” “scourges” “depreciates” are preceded by “glorious” “generous” “powerful”

Question 12

ii. personification

c. ?

Answer 12

she wishes her son to realize that his character is within his control