Characterization
Literary Devices
Argument
Logical Fallacies
Potpourri
100

This is characterization that is told to the reader through the text. 

What is the direct characterization?

100

"The fire flared, licking greedily at the tree."

What is personification?

100

This is an appeal to emotion

What is pathos?
100

This is when a person, rather than an argument, is attacked

What is ad hominem?

100

This is the main claim of an argumentative text. 

What is the message?

200

This is characterization that requires an inference

What is indirect characterization?

200

This is when a word is written how it sounds (such as BANG! or WOOSH!)

What is onomatopoeia? 

200

This is an appeal to authority

What is ethos?

200

This is using one part of your argument to support another part of your argument, without proving it first. 

What is circular reasoning?

200

This is when you try to guess what will happen in a story

What is a prediction?

300

This is the technical term of the main character of a story

What is the protagonist?

300

This is when an author hints at future plot developments. 

What is foreshadowing?

300

This is an appeal to logic

What is logos?

300

This is when an argument is made or supported by fear of consequence

What is appeal to force?

300

This is a quote or fact you pull from a text when writing. 

What is a citation?

400

This is the person that opposes the main character. 

What is an antagonist?

400

This is a personal story, often humorous, used to illustrate a point. 

What is an anecdote

400

This is who you are trying to persuade (in a paper or a speech). 

What is an audience?

400

Making a broad conclusion based on insufficient evidence

What is hasty generalization?

400

This is the reason an author writes an argumentative piece.

What is the purpose?

500

This describes the character's belief of what is right and wrong. 

What are morals?

500

This describes a device that uses characters, events, or symbols to represent a real event or an abstract theme

What is an allegory?

500

This is the word for when a sentence structure is repeated (such as "I came, I saw, I conquered.")

What is parallelism?

500

Arguing by comparing to another situation that may have nothing to do with the current situation

What is a false analogy?

500

This is another term for societal norms that may vary from place to place. 

What is culture?