LA Terms
The reasons behind a character’s actions, which usually must be inferred from details in the story is called this literary term.
Character's Motivation
When writing a story, this is the first thing you have to decide because without this, it is not a story.
The Conflict
When a teacher moves a student's seat for talking, and they claim it is because the teacher "doesn't like them" it is an example of this logical fallacy
Straw Man
In poetry, this is comprised of a line or multiple lines that relate to a similar thought or topic—like a paragraph in prose or a verse in a song.
Stanza
Words that describe nouns
Adjectives
when you repeat sound patterns or consonant sounds at the beginning of every word.
Sally, Sells, Seashells by the Sea Shore
Alliteration
This term refers to the personality that comes across from the narrator or writer
Voice
When determining the theme of a story, name two literary elements that can contribute to its development.
Characterization (change in character)
Conflict
Symbolism / Motif
Gandhi addressing his letter to the Viceroy with "Friend" is an example of this rhetorical strategy (ethos, logos, pathos)
Ethos
Name three ways to start an interesting story
Vividly Describe (setting or character)
Hook readers with Excitement - Action!
Introduce the lead character (with thoughts hinting at the problem)
Start with dialogue (or an argument)
Surprise with a Startling Statement (My life sucks!)
Attention Grab w/ a Question (What would you do if your boyfriend cheated on you with your sister?)
Flashback to a vivid memory
Determine the part of speech
Jeff is extremely talented.
adverb
This is the term for the logical fallacy when you present something else instead to distract from the real argument.
Red Herring
"I went to the aquarium this weekend, but I didn’t stay long. There’s something fishy about that place" -- is an example of this literary term.
a pun
If you want your reader to know what each character is thinking and feeling, your story will be narrated from this point of view.
3rd person Omniscient
". . . these black men laid their lives at the altar of the Nation" is an example of ethos, logos, or pathos.
Pathos
How can a writer show this instead of “telling us." "Suzy was upset she didn't make the team."
Describe how Suzy's head hung low, she wore a somber face to school, etc.
Without, Under, Near, to, with, along and beside are examples of this part of speech
Prepositions
When a narrator is speaking while the film shows people, locations, or events - it is called this media technique
Voiceover
Pretty ugly is an example of this literary term
Oxymoron
Determine the text structure:
Though they had previously lost numerous battles, the Americans captured British General Burgoyne’s army during the Battles of Saratoga. This victory convinced other countries, especially France, that the Americans could win the war. Because of this, not only did France declare war on England, but other nations also began openly supporting the American fight for independence.
Cause & Effect
". . . would it not be well and consistent to set the example herself by paying all her soldiers alike?" is an example of 'ethos, logos, or pathos'
Logos
A rhyme within a line of poetry is called this
Internal Rhyme
Change this statement to make it parallel: "Several of these amendments represent the struggle of the country to stave off the civil injustices of prejudice and discriminating based on gender and race."
"Several of these amendments represent the struggle of the country to stave off the civil injustices of prejudice and discrimination based on gender and race."
A discordant series of harsh, unpleasant sounds to convey disorder. This is often enhanced by the combined effect of complex meanings and pronunciation.
Cacophony
These two elements in writing contribute to mood, tone, and voice
diction (word choice) & syntax (sentence structure)
When determining a theme of a poem, readers can use this acronym, whcih stands for these 5 elements.
T - Tone
W - Word Choice
I - Imagery / Fig. Lang
S - Style (punctuation/capitalization)
T - Title / Theme
"What he most dreaded, that I most desired. What he most loved, that I most hated. That which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought" is an example of this rhetorical device.
Antithesis
A series of musically pleasant sounds that give the poem a melodious quality, conveying a sense of harmony to the reader
Euphony
Determine the adjectival phrase in the underlined portion of the sentence:" After the attack on the World Trade Center, the government passed laws to collect data on private individuals, specifically on foreign terror suspects."
"On the World Trade Center"
The repetition of vowel sounds in words placed near each other like "Tyger, Tyger, burning bright"
Assonance
This is the term for an influential document that provides new ideas and shapes the development of a field, a society, or a legal system is called this.
Seminal Document
“when you have seen vicious mobs . . . when you have seen hate-filled policemen . . . when you see the vast majority of your twenty million Negro brothers smothering . . . when you are humiliated . . . when you are harried by day and haunted by night . . . when you are forever fighting . . . —then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.”
What is the effect of King's repetition and parallelism?
It emphasizes how they have waited long enough for change.
This is the term used when you agree upon some point of the opposing side, which can boost your "ethos" or credibility.
Concession
This is the type of poem that repeats the same phrase at the beginning of each line. - It is also the term or technique Martin Luther King used in his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Anaphora
Determine the adverbial phrase in the underlined portion of the sentence: "Government surveillance seems to be accepted without question."
"without question" <~ adverbial phrase
The close placement of two images or scenes in order to compare and contrast or show a relationship.(ex:old photos next to recent photos of a location) is called this media technique.
Juxtaposition