The Oral Tradition
Before the written word, stories were told from ______
Memory
The details used to create a particular regional setting.
Local Color
A character who does not change during the course of action.
Static Character
A series of events related to a central conflict.
Plot
Name two types of nonfiction works.
biography, memoirs
autobiography, sermons
essays, deeds, contracts, laws
speeches, letters, diaries, journals
___________ are songs that tell stories.
Ballads
The main character in a literary work.
Protagonist
A struggle between two forces in a literary work.
Conflict
The point at which the central conflict is ended or resolved.
Resolution
Why do we need to evaluate information from speakers, writers, and even commercial advertisers?
To determine prejudice and bias.
Why was "Follow the Drinking Gourd" passed by word of mouth as a song rather than written down?
Many of the slaves were not taught to read and write.
They did not want the directions to fall into the wrong hands.
A character who does change during the action.
Dynamic Character
The time and place in which a literary work occurs.
Setting
Develops the conflict to a high point of intensity.
Rising Action
What is the term for emotional appeal?
Pathos
The ___________ was found in homes before the invention of the television as a source of information and entertainment.
A person (or animal) who figures in the action of a literary work.
Character
The use of literary techniques to create a character.
Characterization
Writing in which particular settings play an important role.
Regional Fiction
What is the term for ethical or credible appeal?
Ethos
This radio program was played as a hoax and terrified the American people who thought that aliens were invading.
War of the Worlds
A character who is pitted against the protagonist.
Antagonist
The emotion created in the reader by the literary work.
Mood
The part of the narrative that provides background information, often about the characters, setting, or plot.
Exposition
What is the term for logical appeal?
Logos