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Vocabulary
Plot Elements
Rhetorical/Logical Fallacies
Text Structures
Media Techniques
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A quotation set at the beginning of a literary work or one of its divisions to suggest its theme.
What is Epigraph
100
The turning point in the story
What is The Climax
100
Attacking your opponent's character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their arguement
What is Ad Hominem
100
This structure examines similarities and differences
What is compare and contrast
100
Media is plural, the singular is...
What is Medium
200
A short text honoring a dead person
What is Epitaph
200
The nemesis or "bad guy" in the story
What is The Antagonist
200
An arguement used to prove one's point or to persuade.
What is Rhetorical Fallacy
200
This structure presents information in chronological order
What is Sequence
200
Types of media
What is Commercials, Magazines, Movies, Books, Videos
300
Friends or Friendship
What is Camaraderie
300
The main character, the hero in the story.
What is Protagonist
300
Asking a question that has an assumption built into it so that it can't be answered without appearing guilty
What is Loaded Question
300
This structure paints a picture with words
What is Description
300
Techniques used in media to influence the message
What is Music/sound, facts, humor, words, colors/lights. etc...
400
Ubiguitous
What is Found or appearing everywhere
400
Jerry felt guilty about not being honest with his friends. He wished that he had not lied to them. This is an example of what type of conflict?
What is Internal Conflict / Man vs. Self
400
Appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation
What is Bandwagon
400
One event happens as a result of the other
What is Cause and Effect
400
The message has to be inferred; must use context clues to understand the meaning
What is Implicit
500
Will Power
What is Alacrity
500
The problem in the story
What is Conflict
500
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
What are types of persuasions
500
This structure presents inquires and provides possible solutions
What is Question/Answer
500
Obvious, straightforward; don't have to guess the meaning.
What is Explicit