essay types
Employing logos, ethos, pathos to persuade readers to think or act a certain way.
What is Argumentation?
A comparison hinted but not direct using like or as.
What is implied metaphor?
19th-century movement in literature and art advocating personal impressions over strict reality portrayal.
What is impressionism?
Introduces characters, situation, and setting.
What is exposition?
Comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".
What is simile?
Relying more on emotional appeal than on facts.
What is persuasion?
Developed over multiple lines or throughout a text.
What is extended metaphor?
A term for bold experimental styles and forms in the arts during the early 20th century.
What is modernism?
New or present complications in conflict and situations.
What is rising action?
Human characteristics given to non-human things.
What is personification?
One of the four major forms of discourse where something is explained or “set forth.”
What is exposition?
The original metaphorical meaning is lost through frequent use.
What is dead metaphor?
Realistic portrayal of life, highlighting environmental and hereditary influences on characters.
What is naturalism?
Point in plot with greatest intensity.
What is climax?
Exaggerated statements not to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
The form of discourse that tells about a series of events.
What is narrative?
Unintentional blending of conflicting metaphors, causing confusion.
What is mixed metaphor?
A writing style from the 19th century portraying life realistically without idealization.
What is realism?
Conclusion of story where conflicts have been settled.
What is resolution?
Words that imitate sounds.
What is onomatopoeia
Short story with animal or object characters teaching moral lessons.
What is fable?
Comparison without using "like" or "as".
What is metaphor?
1920s European art and literary movement aiming to express the unconscious mind, prioritizing it over conventional realism.
What is surrealism?
The vantage point from which the writer tells the story.
What is point of view?
Contrast between expectation and reality, often funny.
What is irony?