Literary Analysis
How does setting influence a story?
By affecting characters, mood, or plot
Evidence from an expert is what type of appeal?
Ethos
A word that mimics a sound is called what?
Onomatopoeia
Which source type usually ends in .gov or .edu?
Credible source
What type of sentence has one independent and one dependent clause?
Complex sentence
When the audience knows something a character does not, it is what?
Dramatic irony
Reasoning connects what two parts of an argument?
Claim and evidence
Giving hints about future events is called what?
Foreshadowing
What is plagiarism?
Using someone else’s work without credit
What punctuation offsets nonessential information?
Commas
What literary element traces events in a story?
Plot
Emotional language is an example of what appeal?
Pathos
What does the root “cred” mean?
Believe
What type of writing synthesizes multiple sources?
Research writing
What clause can stand alone as a sentence?
Independent clause
A comparison using exaggerated language is called what?
Hyperbole
What is propaganda?
Biased or misleading information used to influence opinion
What type of language appeals to the senses?
Imagery
Why should sources be evaluated for bias?
To ensure reliability
Varying sentence structure improves what?
Style and readability
How does an author develop theme?
Through character actions, conflict, and plot.
Statistics are most closely connected to which appeal?
Logos
A contradiction that reveals a truth is called what?
Paradox
What tool helps organize sources and citations?
Works Cited page
What error occurs when two sentences are joined incorrectly?
Run-on sentence