Rhetorical Device
When the audience knows something that the characters are unaware of
Dramatic Irony
The event or function for which the text/piece was written.
Occasion
The Main character in a short story, play or novel
The Protagonist
The author's choice of narrator and perspective based on the author's experiences, background, and/or bias
Point of View
The time and place in which the action of a narrative occurs
The setting
A rhetorical appeal that is used to appeal to logic, numbers, facts, and data to support your argument
Logos
To whom the speaker/author is speaking or writing to
Audience
Something concrete, such as an object, person, or place that stands for or represents something abstract such as an idea, concept, or condition
Symbol
The struggle between two opposing forces
Conflict
A conversation between two or more characters
Dialogue
A rhetorical appeal that is used to appeal to the audience's emotions to draw them into your argument
Pathos
A figure of speech that uses great exaggeration to emphasize strong feelings and create a satiric, comic, or sentimental effect
Hyperbole
The technique that a writer uses to create and reveal the appearance and personality of the characters in a text.
Characterization
The person in a story who opposes the main character
Antagonist
A form of figurative language that implies a comparison between two different things without the use of "like" or "as"
Metaphor
A rhetorical appeal that is used to make the speaker seem credible, trustworthy, and knowledgeable
Ethos
This is what the speaker/author is trying to accomplish with this text.
Purpose
The implied meaning behind a word/phrase
Connotation
The technique of giving the reader, listener, or viewer of a story or play hints of what is to come.
Foreshadowing
The use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses
Imagery
A rhetorical appeal that is used to build a sense of importance or urgency for your case
Kairos
The author of the piece
Speaker
A form of figuraitive language that gives human qualities to nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas.
A reference to a person, place, event, historical period, or literary work, or myths
Allusion
The choice of words that an author makes in a work of literature
Diction