Things Fall Apart
Narrative Elements
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The Art of Persuasion
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100

The name of Okonkwo's father

Unoka

100

What is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses?

Imagery

100

A large, heavy knife, typically 12 to 24 inches long, featuring a wide blade used primarily as a tool for cutting vegetation, clearing brush, and harvesting crops like sugarcane, as well as for self-defense

machete

100

a rhetorical appeal to character, credibility, and authority, used to persuade an audience by establishing the speaker's reliability or moral character

Ethos

100

Mrs. Feduccia's first name

Autumn

200

What is the name of the priestess who kidnapped Ezinma?

Chielo, the Priestess of Agbala
200

The main character in a story is referred to as

The Protagonist

200

A thing, action, or habit that causes extreme disgust, hatred, or loathing. It represents something deemed vile, shameful, or completely unacceptable, often with moral or religious connotations

Abomination

200

a rhetorical appeal that persuades an audience by purposely evoking specific emotions—such as joy, anger, pride, or pity—to make them feel what the speaker or writer feels

Pathos

200

Which ocean is the largest by surface area?

The Pacific

300

What is used as currency in the Ibo tribe?

Cowries

300

The underlying message or general idea behind a piece of literature

Theme

300

An original pattern, model, or perfect example from which others are copied, representing universal symbols or themes. It refers to recurring character types, symbols, or plot patterns in literature and psychology, such as the "hero".

Archetype

300

a rhetorical appeal to an audience's logic and reason

Logos

300

Which continent has the most countries?

Africa

400

What is the name of Okonkwo's motherland?

Mbanta

400

When an author gives hints as to what will happen later in the story

Foreshadowing

400

The act of forcibly suppressing, subduing, or calming a population, region, or hostile group to establish peace or order

Pacification

400

to prove a statement, theory, charge, or person to be false or incorrect through evidence and argument

Refute

400

Who wrote the play Hamlet?

William Shakespeare

500

How many villages in total are there in Umofia?

Nine

500

A synonym for narrative

Story

500

A masquerader who impersonates one of the ancestral spirits of the village

Egwugwu

500

a rhetorical device where a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity of an opponent's point, a counterargument, or an opposing perspective, often followed by a "but" or "yet" to strengthen their own argument.

Concession

500

Which planet is the only one to rotate on it's side?

Uranus

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