Archetypes and Perspectives
This is a literary device where a character, setting, or situation is created based on specific, recognizable traits.
What is an Archetype?
This is a struggle between opposing forces, which can be either internal or external.
What is Conflict?
This device uses vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch) to create a "mental picture" for the reader.
What is imagery?
This is the author's position in an argument, which must be supported by reasons and evidence.
What is a Claim?
When analyzing poetry, it is best to break it down into these categories.
What is Structure, Sound, Tone, Figurative Language, Symbolism, and Theme?
This specific character archetype is known for seeking the truth and providing wisdom—examples include a teacher or a mentor.
What is the Sage?
When a character faces a difficult decision or a moral dilemma, they are experiencing this specific type of internal conflict.
What is Character vs. Self?
An author is using this device when they give human qualities, emotions, or intentions to non-human objects, like saying "the wind whistled through the trees."
What is personification?
This fallacy is an attack on a person's character rather than the logic of their actual argument.
What is Ad Hominem?
This Greek root means "light," as seen in the word "photograph."
What is "photo"?
This term refers to a character’s personal beliefs and how they specifically see the world.
What is Perspective?
This literary device provides hints or clues about events that will happen later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
This is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance that the author expects the reader to know.
What is an Allusion?
Also known as the "Bandwagon" fallacy, this appeals to the popularity of an idea to persuade people.
What is Ad Populum?
In the sentence, "The character's primary motive for helping the hero was a sense of duty," which of the following words could best replace motive without changing the meaning of the sentence?
What is B) Reason?
In literature, these two symbols often represent birth/beginnings and death/endings.
What are the Rising Sun and Setting Sun?
This term describes the feeling of suspense, unease, or anticipation a reader feels as the plot unfolds.
What is Tension?
This literary technique involves an unexpected outcome, or the opposite of what one expected to happen, often used to create a surprise for the reader.
What is Situational Irony?
This rhetorical appeal relies on the speaker's expertise, authority, or ethical standing.
What is Ethos?
This rhetorical device involves using the same grammatical structure for similar ideas—such as "I like hiking, swimming, and running"—to create a sense of rhythm and balance in writing.
What is Parallelism (or Parallel Structure)?
This point of view uses pronouns like "I" and "me" to tell the story from the narrator's own experience.
What is 1st Person Point of View?
This is the "why" behind a character’s actions, explaining the reasons they think, speak, or act a certain way.
What is Character Motivation (or Motive)?
This is the use of an object, person, or situation to represent a deeper meaning or a big idea beyond its literal sense, such as a dove representing peace.
What is Symbolism?
Observation: Nala is an orange cat that purrs loudly.
Pattern: Every orange cat I've met purrs loudly.
General Conclusion: All orange cats purr loudly.
What is inductive reasoning?
This is a poem with five lines that follows a very strict meter and an AABBA rhyme scheme.
What is a Limerick?