Nonfiction
A persuasive technique that intends to evoke a particular emotion from the audience.
What is pathos?
A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The main character of a literary work.
Who is the protagonist?
Big Bend National Park is a geologist's paradise.
What is a metaphor?
The central idea/message of a literary work.
What is theme?
A persuasive technique that relies on the credibility of the speaker.
What is ethos?
When human characteristics are given to something non-human or abstract.
What is personification?
The one who opposes the main character in a literary work.
Who is the antagonist?
He is as strong as an ox.
What is a simile?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
A persuasive technique that uses facts and reasoning.
What is logos?
An implied comparison between two things.
What is a metaphor?
The time and place of a literary work.
What is the setting?
"In a deep and dark December."
What is alliteration?
When what happens is the opposite of what was expected.
What is situational irony?
This can be to entertain, to inform, or to persuade.
What is the author's purpose?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery?
The atmosphere created by the setting, and the feeling a story gives a reader.
What is mood?
Lightening danced across the sky.
What is personification?
The voice/attitude of the speaker.
What is tone?
Recipes are written using this text type.
What is sequence.
An over-exaggeration. For instance, "I will love you for a thousand years."
What is hyperbole?
The problem in a literary work.
What is the conflict?
The protagonist of a story is struggling to make a decision that will affect his future.
What is internal conflict?
When the reader/audience knows something that the characters in the story do not.
What is dramatic irony?