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Lit Terms
lit terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| One debates, then the other follows with a "I don't agree, . . ." | Rebuttal |
| a question asked solely to produce and effect and not elicit a reply | Rhetorical Question |
| method of persuasion based on evidence and reasoning | Logical Appeal |
| Method of persuasion that are designed to create an emotional response | Emotional Appeal |
| establishing ones credibility with the audience be appearing to be more knowledgable about a subject | Ethical Appeal |
| expression is which what is meant is the opposite of what is said | Irony |
| likeness of end of sounds in words or poetry | Rhyme |
| use of the same initial sound in a series of words | Alliteration |
| speakers attitude towards the topic | Tone |
| an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or first meaning | Connotation |
| the pattern or structure of the word order in the sentence or phrase | Synax |
| Poetic and rhetorical device placing normally unassociated words, ideas, or phrases next to one another | Juxtaposition |
| combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression | Oxymoron |
| a phrase or statement that while seemingly contradictory or absurd may actually be well found or true | Paradox |
| a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | Allegory |
| play on words that identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings | Pun |
| a short story, typically with animals as characters conveying a moral | Fable |
| choice or words and phrases in speech or writing | Diction |
| words or phrases characteristics or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation | Colloquial Expression |
| the substitute of a mild, indirect or vague. expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or bunt | Euphemism |
| a phrase or opinion that is over used and betrays a lack of original thought | Cliché |
| type of speech to persuade others to do so | Call to Action |
| use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose or criticize a person's stupidly or views | Satire |
| refers to a change or movement in a piece resulting form a scene by the speaker, character, or reader | Shift or Turn |
| a repeating | Repetition |
| fiction that deals with the impact of the real or not real science | Science Fiction |
| the genre of literature, film, ect. compromising narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and person ages | Historical Fiction |
| refers generally to any artistic literary portrayal of life in a faithful, accurate manner | Realistic Fiction |
| a method of a narration in which presents action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events | Flashback |
| the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for an outcome | Suspense |
| something concrete that stands for or represents something abstract | Symbol |
| a process of reasoning that assumes if two subject share a number of specific observable qualities may have not been observed | Analogy |
| the vantage point from which the author presents the actions in a story | Point of View |
| the main theme of an artistic work | Motif |
| a central idea air statement that unifies and controls an entire library work | Theme |
| time and place | Setting |
| visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work | Imagery |
| opposition between two characters such as protagonist and a larger problem such as forces of nature | Conflict |
| the imitation of a sound | Onomatopoeia |
| attributing human characteristics to a nonhuman things | Personification |
| static character, a character who does hot change his/her personality over the course of a narrative, without extensive personality and characterization | Flat Character |
| character that is depicted with such psychological depth and detail that he or she seems like a "real" person | Round Character |
| the structure and relationship of action and events in a work of literature | Plot |
| opponent | Antagonist |
| the main character or leading figure | Protagonist |
| techniques used to create and reveal fictional characters | Characterization |
| a reference to a real or fictional person, place, event, or work | Allusion |
| a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used without the intent of literal persuasion | Hyperbole |
| a figure of speech involving an implied comparison | Metaphor |
| a figure of speech using "like" or "as" | Simile |
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