Lit Terms
Lit Terms
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an insight about human life that's revealed in a literary work.
What is theme
100
POV like a journalist, no inner thoughts
What is third-person objective
100
emotionally uninvolved
What is aloof
100
cancellation or delay of punishment
What is reprieve
100
all future generations
What is posterity
200
the writer's attitude toward the subject, character, and audience of a story
What is tone
200
all seeing, all knowing POV
What is third person omniscient
200
slightly rude in speech or manner
What is brusque
200
to cover completely
What is enshroud
200
a large number of something, almost to excess
What is plethora
300
using logical arguments/facts to prove a point
What is logos
300
a character who serves as a direct contrast to another character as a device to emphasize the qualities of the main character
What is foil
300
to break a rule or boundary
What is transgress
300
the state of being slow, long, or dull
What is tedium
300
rude or unmannerly
What is boorish
400
using emotion/touching the reader's emotions
What is pathos
400
method developed by Aristotle to win arguments
What is rhetoric
400
to travel across or through
What is traverse
400
the pursuit of pleasure
What is hedonism
400
lacking in vitality, force, or conviction
What is lackluster
500
using credible sources/ethics to persuade a reader
What is ethos
500
focus on one character only POV
What is third person limited POV
500
regarded as too important to be changed/interfered with
What is sacrosanct
500
someone who knows a lot about food or drink
What is epicure
500
lacking originality or flare
What is trite
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