Elements of Fiction
Literary Terms
Rhetoric
Text Analysis ?s
Writer's Voice
LA Hodge Podge
100

When the plot jumps to an event that has happened in the past, it is called this.

Flash-Back

100

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers is an example of this.

Alliteration

100

techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively and persusively. *Ex: Rule of Three

Rhetorical Devices

100

In A Chance In The World, what helped Steve (the narrator) survive the crises he was facing?

Reading Books, Having hope, he resorted to stealing

100

visually descriptive language that uses the 5 senses

imagery

100
"I am starving!" is an example of this

hyperbole

200

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

Mood

200

A character that stays the same over the course of novel or story.

Static Character

200
"9 out of 10 American choose Burger King over Wendy's" is an appeal to this.... (ethos, logos, or pathos)

Logos

200

Three inferences you can make about the type of person Anna is, based on her actions and behavior in “The Leap.”

She is brave, courageous, and was deeply affected by the passing of her husband. (there were no pictures in the house of her days as a trapeze act)

200

The author's choice of words

diction

200

In "The Leap" they talk about literal and figurative leaps that can be made. Provide an example for each one.

Literal Leap - Anna jumping to save her daughter

Figurative Leap - Taking a leap of faith

300

a warning or indication of (a future event) in a literary work.

Foreshadowing

300

When a character changes over the course of a text...

dynamic character

300

If Michael Jordan is selling sneakers it would be an appeal to this... ethos logos or pathos?

Ethos

300

A theme for Entwined would be  

Things aren't always as they seem

300

sentence structure

syntax

300

This is a thesis statement

A one sentence summary stating the claim your paper will be taking.
400

when an author gives information about a character by describing several aspects of the character - This can be direct or indirect

Characterization

400

When something turns out to the opposite of what you expect. (a fire station burning down)

Irony - Situational Irony

400
When pet adoption commercials show pictures of dogs in cages it is an appeal to this..  (ethos, logos, pathos)

Pathos

400

Is survival selfish? Use one example from a work we have read in Unit 1 to support your claim.

Answers vary.

400

The feelings that are associated with a word, which can be good or bad.

connotation

400

What A-N-T stands for

Attention Grabber, Necessary Information, Thesis Statement

500

The universal message or meaning the author is trying to convey with writing the work

Theme

500

the literal dictionary definition of a word, which has this fancy literary term

denotation

500

"Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty we are free at Last" MLK Jr. is an example of this rhetorical device.

Rule of Three

500

What is an overall theme for Entwined? How was the author able to develop the theme?

Things are not as they seem - The use of dynamic characters - change over the course of the story.

500

What is the tone?

“She frantically searched the room for the killer, who she knew was hidden somewhere in the darkness. Moving blindly through the space, she wondered whether she would find him and stop him before it was too late and he moved on to his next victim.”

tense, suspenseful

500

When trying to identify characterization look for "S-T-E-A-L" which stands for these 5 things.


  • S - Speech

  • T - Thoughts

  • E - Effects on others

  • A - Actions

  • L - Looks/Lessons

600

A narrator that knows everything

omniscient

600

A short and interesting story taken from your past experience - or that of someone you know or have heard about.  "I can remember when.."

Anecdote

600

a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. (Ask not what you can do for this country, but what your country can do for you.)

Paralellism

600

What is a theme for the poem The End & The Beginning? 

There is a cyclical nature to history, Endings / Destruction make way for beginnings / resiliency.

600

The difference between mood and tone

Tone (n.) The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience conveyed through word choice and the style of the writing. Mood | (n.) The overall feeling, or atmosphere, of a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice.

600

The 4 S's in a conclusion

Signal Word, Summary, Significance, and Speed
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