Persuasive Writing
The point of view in which all essays should be written
What is 3rd Person
The three methods of persuasion
What is ethos, pathos, and logos
the action of writing or printing in capital letters or with an initial capital
What is capitalization
The capital of ancient Greece; Also a city in ancient Egypt
What is Thebes
A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.
What is a symbol
The sentence that grabs the readers attention
What is a hook
Appeals to emotions
What is pathos
a punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large numeral.
What is a comma
the struggle that moves the action forward in a work of literature. ex: man versus man, man versus natrue, man versus himself
What is Conflict
A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.
What is a theme
The ultimate argument of an essay
What is a thesis statement
Appeals to logic or reason
What is logos
clarifies how the ideas in their sentences and paragraphs are related. These words and phrases help the writing flow smoothly.
What are transitions
God of Wine
What is Dionysos
When the audience knows something the characters in the story do not know
What is dramatic irony
Where the reader can find examples and explanations for the writer's claim
What is a body paragraph
Appeals to credibility or image
What is ethos
The author's use of rich, colorful, precise language that communicates not just in a functional way, but in a way that moves and enlightens the reader.
What is word choice
A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances
What is Greek Tragedy
a typical character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature. Also known, as “universal symbol,” may be a character, a theme, a symbol, or even a setting.
What is an archetype
When the writer acknowledges opposing arguments
What is a counterargument
The ability to discover all available means of persuasion in a given situation.
What is rhetoric
the internal structure of a piece of writing, the thread of central meaning, the pattern that fits the central idea.
What is organization
is a conflict in which and individual has to choose between two or more actions and have moral reasons for choosing each action
What is moral dilemma
an idea, an object, a concept, a character archetype, the weather, a color, or even a statement. Often used to establish a theme or a certain mood; they have a symbolic meaning.
What is a motif