Characterization
This is characterization that is told to the reader through the text.
What is the direct characterization?
"The fire flared, licking greedily at the tree."
What is personification?
This is an appeal to emotion
This is when a person, rather than an argument, is attacked
What is ad hominem?
This is the main claim of an argumentative text.
What is the message?
This is characterization that requires an inference
What is indirect characterization?
This is when a word is written how it sounds (such as BANG! or WOOSH!)
What is onomatopoeia?
This is an appeal to authority
What is ethos?
This is using one part of your argument to support another part of your argument, without proving it first.
What is circular reasoning?
This is when you try to guess what will happen in a story
What is a prediction?
This is the technical term of the main character of a story
What is the protagonist?
This is when an author hints at future plot developments.
What is foreshadowing?
This is an appeal to logic
What is logos?
This is when an argument is made or supported by fear of consequence
What is appeal to force?
This is a quote or fact you pull from a text when writing.
What is a citation?
This is the person that opposes the main character.
What is an antagonist?
This is a personal story, often humorous, used to illustrate a point.
What is an anecdote
This is who you are trying to persuade (in a paper or a speech).
What is an audience?
Making a broad conclusion based on insufficient evidence
What is hasty generalization?
This is the reason an author writes an argumentative piece.
What is the purpose?
This describes the character's belief of what is right and wrong.
What are morals?
This describes a device that uses characters, events, or symbols to represent a real event or an abstract theme
What is an allegory?
This is the word for when a sentence structure is repeated (such as "I came, I saw, I conquered.")
What is parallelism?
Arguing by comparing to another situation that may have nothing to do with the current situation
What is a false analogy?
This is another term for societal norms that may vary from place to place.
What is culture?