Plot & Elements
The point of highest action and conflict
Appeal to logic (facts/data)
What is Logos
What is idiom
What is the difference between literary analysis and literary argument
Analysis evaluates evidence to answer a question
Argument supports claims
Define Onomatopoeia and give examples
a word in imitation of a natural sound (buzz, hiss)
Events building up to the point of highest conflict
What is Rising action
Appeal to good character or ethics
What is Ethos
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is hyperbole
Providing the exact quote as support for an argument
What is a direct quote
2 out of 4 elements of syntax
hint: syntax has to do with sentence flow and structure
punctuation
sentence focus
sentence length
word order
The beginning of the story, expands on the background, characters, and setting
What is exposition
What is Pathos
The meaning suggested by a word
What is connotation
Restate content in your own words
What is paraphrase
Indeterminate ending
an ending of a story that makes the reader ponder what happens to the character (abrupt ending)
The end of the story
What is resolution
Kairos definition
An appeal to the opportune moment or timing. (This emphasizes that a message's effectiveness is heavily influenced by the context and the right time to deliver it.)
The literal or dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation
What is summary
The difference between active and passive vocabulary
active - words you regularly use in speaking/writing
passive - not used but you understand their meaning
The 5 parts of the Plot Diagram in order
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Logos, pathos, and ethos
hint: ___ modes of persuasion
What are Aristotle's 3 modes of persuasion
the presentation of a thing with under emphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect - understatement
What is meiosis
The difference between revision and proofreading
Revision is looking at and editing ideas
Proofreading is looking at and editing grammar
Harmartia - tragic hero w/tragic flaw + bad decision
Peripeteia - unexpected reversal of fortune
Anagnorisis - point where hero discovers they are the reason for downfall
Catharsis - audience's reaction to tragedy