Literary Techniques
A brief reference to a well known person , place , event , or even work ?
What is a allusion ?
Uses appealing credibility or authority to persuade an audeince ?
What is ethos ?
Hints about what will happen later in a story ?
What is foreshadowing ?
Uses emotion to appeal to an audience ?
What is pathos ?
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens ?
What is irony ?
Uses logic and reason to persuade an audience ?
What is logos ?
Using an object , character , or event to represent a larger area ?
What is symbolism ?
Repeating words or phrases to create emphasis ?
What is repetition ?
Giving human alliterates to inanimate objects ?
What is personification ?
A question asked for effort , not to get an answer ?
What is a rhetorical question ?