Literary Terms
A struggle that takes place within a character, usually surrounding the question of how to behave or what action to take next
What is internal conflict?
The “how” of an argument
What is rhetoric?
The person first published work on rhetorical appeals.
Who is Aristotle?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
What is anaphora?
The time when Things Fall Apart is set.
A literary device wherein the author depicts the occurrence of specific events to the reader, which have taken place before the present time the narration is following, or events that have happened before the events that are currently unfolding in the story
What is a flashback?
The general techniques include offering a precise claim with an analysis using valid reasoning and sufficient evidence
What is an argument?
Attempts to persuade audience with facts, evidence, and statistics
What is logos?
What are three devices for restatement/repetition?
To show the reader what life was like in Nigeria in a specific historical period.
What was Achebe's purpose for writing Things Fall Apart?
Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
The position taken by the person making the argument
What is a claim?
The two primary ways to appeal to ethos.
What is demonstrating authority and shared values?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
What is alliteration?
Offers “political advertising” for a position that may distort the truth and include false information
What is propaganda?
Another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes
What is a foil character?
Persuasive strategies used in arguments to support claims and respond to opposing arguments
What are rhetorical appeals?
Has the speaker cited her sources or in some way made it possible for the audience to access further information on the issue?
What is one way a speaker appeals to ethos?
In one device, the speaker answers the question. In the other device, the answer is implied?
What is the difference between hypophora and a rhetorical question?
Achebe does this to tell the story in the way that it might be told by a member of the Ibo tribe.
Why does Achebe use a simple style?
A short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.
What is a proverb?
Three words to indicate a premise in an argument.
Because, since, given that, for, on the grounds that, this follows from, etc.
What is the unifying effect?
To think carefully and to write precisely are interrelated goals
What is an example of parallelism?
Traditional African societies started to deteriorate.
What was the impact of European colonization?