Persuasion & Argument
This persuasive appeal uses facts, statistics, and logical reasoning.
What is logos?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
A 3-line poem with a syllable pattern of 5–7–5.
What is a haiku?
The part of the plot where characters and setting is introduced.
What is Exposition?
Point of view using “I” and “my.”
What is first-person?
This persuasive appeal relies on credibility, expertise, or trustworthiness.
What is ethos?
A direct comparison that does not use “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
A poem that tells a story and often has a steady rhyme and rhythm.
What is a ballad?
Events that build tension and lead toward the turning point.
What is rising action?
Point of view using “he/she/they,” but focused mostly on one character’s thoughts.
What is third-person limited?
This persuasive appeal targets emotions like fear, sympathy, or hope.
What is pathos?
Giving human traits to something nonhuman.
What is personification?
A 19-line poem with repeating lines and a strict rhyme pattern.
What is a villanelle?
The turning point or most intense moment of the story.
What is the climax?
Point of view where the narrator knows everyone’s thoughts and feelings.
What is third-person omniscient?
A claim that attacks a person instead of addressing their argument is called this.
What is an ad hominem?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
Rhyme that happens within a single line (not just at the ends).
What is internal rhyme?
The time and place where the story happens.
What is setting?
The author’s attitude toward the topic (serious, sarcastic, joyful, etc.).
What is tone?
The statement that can be proven true or false (not an opinion).
What is a fact?
A phrase that doesn’t mean exactly what the words say (ex: “spill the beans”).
What is an idiom?
Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words close together.
What is alliteration?
The message or lesson the reader should take away.
What is theme?
The feeling created in the reader (tense, cozy, eerie, hopeful, etc.).
What is mood?