Character
Theme
Literary Devices
Argument
Social Issues Vocab
Potpurri
100

Words that describe a character's personality are called...

Character Traits

100

A theme = 

Topic + Message

100

This is the feeling or vibe the reader gets from a story.

Mood

100

Every argument has these three parts (abbreviated CER)

Claim, evidence, and reasoning

100

This is an assumption about another person based on appearance or a group that they belong to...

A Stereotype 

100

These are the two teams playing in the NCAA National Championship next week

Georgia and TCU (Go Frogs)

200

Are "tall" or "beautiful" character traits? Why or why not?

No, because they describe physical appearance, not personality. 

200

Is this a theme?

"Revenge"

No. It is a theme word, but it's not a message (one sentence and arguable)

200

"Timmy was brave like a lion" is an example of this kind of literary device

Simile

200

This is the kind of evidence which usually involves a number or percentage. 

Statistics

200

Oppression can occur when there is an imbalance of...

Power

200

The five things every complete sentence needs...

Capitalization at the beginning

Punctuation at the end

Subject

Verb

It has to make sense

300

A set of wants or needs that drive a character's actions

Character Motivation
300

A theme word (topic) is always abstract, which means

It is a concept or idea, that has no physical form (you can't see or touch it).

300

Write three examples of an onomatopoeia 

"Bang" "Zoom" "Chirp" "Pow" etc.

300

This is "why" you think your claim is correct, and "how" your evidence supports it. 

Reasoning

300

What are 5 examples of a disability

See me for answer

300

This point of view is also called the "I" voice

1st person perspective

400

A character's needs can be _________ or _________ 

External (physical) or Internal (emotional)
400

Themes are always these three things

One sentence (message), universal, and arguable

400

The leaves danced in the wind is an example of this kind of literary device

Personification

400

The least reliable kind of evidence

Anecdote

400

This is the division within society of people based on wealth and power. 

Social class (social hierarchy)

400

In the Tell Tale Heart, the main character confesses to killing the old man when he hears this...

His heartbeat

500
List three example of internal needs

Acceptance, love, relationships, self-esteem, respect, success, courage, etc.

500

The definition of a motif is... 

A recurring (repeating) image or object in a story that has a deeper significance.

500

This a literary device when the reader knows something that the characters do not

Dramatic Irony

500

There are three modes of persuasion: an appeal to authority, emotion, and logic. These are also called...

Ethos, Pathos and Logos

500

The difference between equality and equity

Equality: giving everyone the same thing

Equity: giving everyone what they need

500

This is a type of poem that doesn't have a specific rhyme scheme or subject matter

Free Verse

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