Literary Elements
Research
Writing
Rhetoric
Literary Terms & Devices
100

this is the central idea of a text

What is theme?

100

use this to test a source's credibility

What is the CRAAP test?

100

this is a standard writing formula or format for analysis

What is claim, data, commentary?
100

these appeals are powerful tools of rhetoric

What are pathos, ethos, and logos?

100

an concrete representation of an abstract concept or idea

What is a symbol?

200

this can be internal or external

What is conflict?

200
use this style guide when writing about literature

What is MLA?

200

avoid these pronouns in formal writing

What are "I" and "you"?

200

logical reasoning

What is logos?

200

an example is- Coffee is my kryptonite!

What is an allusion?

300

the 5 parts of Freytag's pyramid 

What are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution?

300

include these in your essay to show you are trustworthy

What are in-text citations or parenthetical citations?

300

this progresses from broad to specific

What is an introduction?

300

appeal to desires and emotions

What is pathos?

300

an example is- I've told you a million times!

What is hyperbole?
400

characters can be described as ______, _______, ______, or ________

What are flat, round, static, and dynamic?

400

put your citations in this order on your works cited or reference page

What is alphabetical?

400

This progresses from specific to broad.

What is a conclusion?

400

appeal to authority, trustworthiness, or credibility

What is ethos?

400

like a paragraph, but in poetry

What is a stanza?

500

the 5 methods of characterization

What are speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks?

500

a database source is credible, but is it ________?

What is unbiased or objective?

500

these begin your body paragraphs

What are topic sentences?
500

the "creator" of the 3 appeals

Who is Aristotle?

500

this includes personification, metaphor, and simile

What is figurative language?

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