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English Final Terms
Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion | a reference to something that the writer expects the reader to recognize |
| Ethos | an appeal that deals with the credibility of the speaker |
| Logos | an appeal to logic;deals with the credibility of the argument |
| Pathos | an emotional appeal to the audience |
| Glittering Generalities | propaganda technique that uses "virtue words" |
| Bandwagon | a propaganda technique that appeals to our need to join and belong, to be part of the group |
| Plain Folks | A propaganda technique whereby the propagandist attempts to convince us that his or her ideas are "of the people" and that she or he is just like everybody else |
| Pun | a humorous technique that relies on the double meaning of words |
| Allegory | a story where the characters and events are symbolic of something else; it is meant to be taken figuratively. |
| Foreshadowing | literary technique where the author drops clues to alert the reader to something important that will occur later in the story |
| Syntax | word order |
| Third Person Omniscient | point of view where the narrator is all knowing |
| Imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| Metaphor | a direct comparison between two unrelated objects or ideas |
| Diction | word choice |
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KMammola
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