Example, Please!
The Lathe of Heaven
What is science fiction?
cowboys, frontier, the edge of civilization
What is a western?
an unbiased summary
What is objective summary?
the principles governing the art of writing
What is rhetoric?
a character's reason for doing something
What is motivation?
sad and unhappy
What is a synonym?
A car chase! An explosion! WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT???
What is a thriller?
It's not fantasy, but it's not exactly reality...
What is magical realism?
the author's reason for writing or speaking
What is purpose?
synonym for monologue
What is soliloquy?
"living dead"
What is oxymoron?
It's so relateable. Just like real life!
What is realist literature?
repetition of words or phrases with similar grammatical structure
What is parallel structure?
an argument based on logic
What is logos?
the form a story takes
What is structure?
Sherlock Holmes
What is a mystery?
often features a "meet-cute"
What is romance?
a distorted or biased narrator
What is an unreliable narrator?
an argument based on emotion
What is pathos
a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a song
What is a refrain?
Everyone thinks my runny nose is funny, but it's snot.
What is a pun?
irony, sarcasm, criticism
What is satire?
a question asked without the expectation of an answer
What is a rhetorical question?
an argument based on reputation
What is ethos?
the opposite of hyperbole
What is understatement?