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Eng 10r Finals Exam
Literary Terms, Propaganda Techniques, Rhetorical Terms.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
| Personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
| 1st Person | The person telling the story (Speaker) |
| 3rd Person Limited | where the narrator tells the story from the perspective of a single protagonist, referring to them by name or using a third person pronoun such as they/she/he. |
| Simile | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid |
| Name Calling | Propagandists use this technique to create fear and arouse prejudice by using negative words (bad names) to create an unfavorable opinion or hatred against a group, beliefs, ideas or institutions they would have us denounce. |
| Snob Appeal | The opposite of the bandwagon technique, snob appeal makes the case that using the product means the consumer is better/smarter/richer than everyone else. |
| Fear Mongering | A type of propaganda that makes fears people about a certain issue. A form of manipulation. |
| Transfer | A form of propaganda where they transfer to another side to make it more appealing. |
| Testimonial | When some respected celebrity (or alternatively someone generally hated) claims that an idea or product is good (or bad). |
| Inductive Reasoning | a logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion. |
| Deductive Reasoning | a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true. |
| 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 where the author drops clues to alert the reader to something else;l 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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