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Writing Style
100
The author's attitude towards his subject.
What is tone?
100
Giving human traits to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
100
Authors of the period focused on the cruel realities of the time. Their subjects often included war and working conditions.
What is Realism?
100
The message conveyed to the reader in a work of literature.
What is theme?
200
Using data to prove a point is an example of this rhetorical strategy.
What is logos?
200
The word choice an author uses.
What is diction?
200
This time period was marked by writers who wanted to make social change for the nation.
Who are the Writers of the Revolution?
200
In this type of source, the author was present for the event?
What is a primary source?
300
Your doctor gives you medical advice. You can listen to it because he has a medical degree. What rhetorical strategy is this?
What is ethos?
300
The socially assigned meaning of a word.
What is connotation?
300
This period of American literature emphasized emotion over reason; other features of this period include creativity and imagination
What is Romanticism?
300
Using language to show where a character comes from demonstrates this.
What is dialect?
400
The repetition of "I have a dream" in MLK's famous speech is an example of this device.
What is parallelism?
400
Putting two dissimilar objects or characters next to one another to provide contrast.
What is juxtaposition?
400
This type of work retells events that happened to give an accurate account.
What is Historical Narrative?
400
In this type of source, the author is retelling an event that he or she heard about.
What is a secondary source?
500
Following family traditions because they are sentimental uses this rhetorical strategy.
What is pathos?
500
Referring to "Hamlet" in "Huck Finn" was an example of this.
What is allusion?
500
These authors believed writing had a purpose: to pass down information about their way of life.
Who are the Puritans?
500
Taking on the perspective of a character in a work of literature?
What is persona?