Literary Elements
The central idea or underlying message of the story is?
What is the theme?
Credibility, emotion, logic, and reason are all appeals to?
What is Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.
An argument or assertion made to oppose or rebut an original claim, providing an alternative perspective or evidence.
What is Counterclaim?
A brief reference within the text of a document that credits a source, typically including the author's name, publication date, and page number, all enclosed in parentheses.
What is Parenthetical citations?
The parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.
What is context?
Joy, Anxious, Sadness, Angry, Relaxed, and excited are all examples of?
What is mood?
The distinct manner in which an author or artist expresses their ideas is?
What is style?
A counterargument that challenges an opposing claim using facts, logic, or examples to strengthen your position.
What is Rebuttal?
Basic word parts borrowed from ancient Greek and Latin. Usually cannot stand alone in English but are combined with prefixes, suffixes, or other roots to create new words.
What is Greek/Latin roots?
The framework or organization that holds your ideas together, guiding how information is arranged and presented to the reader.
What is structure?
What is Point of View?
Persuasive strategies that rely on credibility, emotion, and logic to influence an audience are?
What is Logical Fallacies?
Hints or extra information within a text that help readers understand the meaning of unknown words. (Ex: Definitions or restatements, synonyms or antonyms)
What is Context Clues?
A reliable and trustworthy source of information that is free from bias and supported by evidence, essential for academic writing and research.
What is credible sources?
The time, place, and environment in which a story unfolds refers to?
What is the setting?
What helps structure information, ideas, or business operations for clarity, efficiency, and effective communication?
What is Organizational Patterns?
A predisposition or preference for a particular person, group, or perspective is?
What is Bias?
Represented by three dots (...), indicate omitted text, pauses, or unfinished thoughts in writing.
What is Ellipses?
Condensing the main ideas of a text into a shorter form, using your own words, while preserving the original meaning and purpose.
What is summarizing?
Formal, Serious, Informal, and Humorous are all examples of?
What is the tone?
"We shall commence the proceedings immediately." and "Y'all better hurry up." Are both examples of?
What is diction?
The quality of being convincing or believable.
What is credibility?
The use of the same grammatical form for words, phrases, or clauses to show that ideas are equal in importance to create clarity and rhythm in writing.
What is parallel structure?
A standardized way to document sources used in academic writing, following the guidelines set by the Modern Language Association.
What is MLA citation?