Persuasive Techniques
Persuasive Principles
Poetry
Story Elements
Miscellaneous
100

appeal to logic, reason

logos

100

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What is scarcity?

100

My sister is a night owl

metaphor

100

when a character is talking and these are used ""

dialogue

100

The sun smiled down on the city

personification

200

a question that isn't answered because the answer is so obvious

rhetorical question

200

When you trust an expert or well known person 

Authority

200

Language that appeals to the readers' senses

Imagery

200

The most exciting part of the story (plot diagram)

climax

200

Quiet as a mouse

simile

300

appeal to emotions: fear, anger, compassion, sympathy, etc.

pathos

300

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Reciprocity

300

The pretty puppy pranced into the room.

alliteration

300

The message, lesson or observation about life

theme

300

One or two sentences in your essay that offers a concise summary of the main point or claim of the essay, research paper, etc. 

thesis statement

400

An extreme exaggeration

Hyperbole

400

You are more likely to buy from someone you like and can relate to.

Liking

400

A pattern of end rhyme that is labeled with letters. AA BB

Rhyme scheme

400
The direct and indirect information an author provides about a character

characterization

400

a personal experience or story

anecdote

500

appeal to traditional wisdom, authority, ethics

ethos

500

You're more likely to engage with something online when other people have liked it, followed it or responded to it.

Consensus

500

The speaker’s attitude toward his or her subject is the __________ of the poem.

tone

500

The use of words or images to represent abstract ideas or concepts. 

symbolism

500

a figure of speech in which the intended meaning of the words used is the opposite of their literal or usual meaning

verbal irony (sarcasm)

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