Common literary techniques
What is the definition of imagery?
Vivid sensory details that create a picture in the readers mind
What is ethos?
a writing technique used to appeal to the speaker’s credibility
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison between two unlike things
What is pathos?
A writing technique that plays off of the readers emotions
What is the definition a simile?
A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is logos?
a writing technique that uses logic and reason to appeal to the reader
What is personificatio?
To give human qualities to a non human object
What is the definition of repetition?
Repeating words or phrases for emphasis
What is symbolism?
Using an object, character or event to represent a larger idea
What is the definition of a rhetorical question?
A question asked for effect but not to get the answer