Amer. Literary Periods
What era of American Literature are we in today?
What is Post-Modernism
Rhetorical Appeal to emotion
What is Pathos
The central and universal message or lesson of a literary work that readers can apply to real life
What is theme
More powerful than a comma, a ______ can join together 2 independent clauses (complete sentences) as long as they have a similar subject matter
What is a semicolon
Original sources of information, firsthand documents like diaries, court records, documents, research results, interviews, etc.
What is a primary source
This literary period believed in the unity of all creation and that human nature contained something that goes beyond ordinary experience.
What is Transcendentalism
Rhetorical appeal to logic/statistics and data
What is Logos
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, to make a point, or evoke humor
What is hyperbole
A group of words without a noun or verb
What is a phrase
The central struggle between two opposing forces in a story
What is conflict
Authors were influenced by the wildness of nature, a person's emotional experiences, and imagination
What is Romanticism
Rhetorical appeal to credibility/trust
What is ethos
Figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined in the same phrase
What is oxymoron
This punctuation must be used to join together two independent clauses and a coordinating conjunction
What is a comma
An author's choice of words (formal, informal) used to convey a tone or effect
What is diction
Authors were influenced by the Civil War and wrote about common, everyday life, and the world as it really was.
What is Realism/Naturalism
The writer's position on a problem or issue
What is the claim
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery
When they finally breached the walls of Masada
This type of clause is?
What is a dependent clause
The force against the main character
What is the antagonist
Literature written in the late 19th century into the 20th century in which authors write about darker elements of the nation's culture and history through supernatural or suspenseful emotions.
What is the American Gothic Period
The other side of the argument
What is the counterclaim
A figure of speech which makes a brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or text.
What is allusion
The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character, either directly, or indirectly.
What is characterization
Part of the plot in which actions, complications, and plot twist lead up to the climax.
What is the rising action