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ELA midterm
1/10 ELA midterm
Question | Answer |
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situational irony | occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead |
dramatic irony | expressed through a work's structure: an audience's awareness of the situation in which a work's characters exist differs substantially from that of the characters' and the words and actions of the characters |
allusion | a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance |
symbolism | something that represents another thing. It can happen multiple times or different colors, or how people react |
ethos | convince an audience of the author's credibility or character |
pathos | method of convincing people with an argument drawn out through an emotional response |
logos | logic; can be described as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic |