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credible sources used to persuade the audience
What is ethos
100
not meant to be taken literal
What is figurative language
100
comparison using like or as
What is simile
100
when a writer gives an animal or inanimate object human traits
What is personification
200
using logical arguments/facts to prove a point
What is logos
200
metaphor that continues beyond the first comparison in a work.
What is extended metaphor
200
comparison that shows a relationship between two things without using like or as
What is metaphor
200
statements that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning
What is verbal irony
300
touching a reader's emotions to persuade an audience
What is pathos
300
long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage
What is soliloquy
300
the exact dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation
300
occurs when an audience knows an unwitting character is making a mistake. When the audience knows something the character doesn't.
What is dramatic irony
400
popular figure of speech; almost always overused; cliche
What is idiom
400
a comment made by a character directly to the audience
What is aside
400
the idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its actual definition
What is conotation
500
narrative technique that records a character's internal flow of thoughts, memories, or ideas.
What is interior monologue
500
a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself.
What is symbolism
500
when the actions taken have an effect exactly opposite from what was intended
What is situational irony
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