Julius Caesar Vocabulary
What is a violent storm called? (B)
A tempest
What type of plot presents the events out of order (includes flashback and foreshadowing)
non-linear plot
What is the perspective from which a story is told (B)
Point of View
What is language that is not meant to be taken literally called? (B) (B)
figurative language
What is a flaw in reasoning or faulty logic called?
logical fallacy
What is a secret plan to do something harmful?
A conspiracy
When the author gives hints or clues about what will happen later to create suspense?
foreshadowing
What shows how a text is organized?
text structure
What is a comparison that explains an idea called? (B)
analogy
Which appeal is a persuasion based on popularity, often stating, "Everyone is doing it"? (B)
bandwagon appeal
Who is a person who predicts the future?
A soothsayer
What type of plot presents events in chronological order?
linear plot
What is the point of view in which the narrator is not one of the characters, but knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters?
3rd omniscient
What is it called when the opposite of what is expected happens? (B)
irony
What are techniques used to persuade or impact the reader, for example, repetition or rhetorical questions?
Rhetorical Devices
What is a solemn promise called?
An oath
What type of plot structure is to explain background information?
flashback
What is the point if view in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
Third person limited
What is it called when the author places two ideas side by side to highlight contrast between the two? (B)
Juxtaposition
What is an appeal based on the speaker's credibility or trustworthiness?
Ethos
What is the murder of a public figure called? (B)
An assassination
what type of plot shows two or more storylines happening at the same time?
Parallel Plot
What are visual elements like charts, diagrams, or images that are mostly used mostly in informational texts called?
Graphic Features
What is a metaphor that is developed over several lines or paragraphs that is used to deepen meaning?
Ex. Shakespeare's "All the world is a stage"
extended metaphor
What appeal persuades through factual evidence, logical reasoning, and rational arguments?
Logos