Terms Test

Appeals to an audience's sense of reason

Intentional placement of opposites near one another to force thought in the audience

A humorous or satirical mocking of a well-known, otherwise serious, genre

What a text is about, essentially tied to character, author, and/or topic.

Reference to something culturally famous which relies and draws upon audience prior knowledge

Figurative Language which makes comparisons using the words "like" or "as"

A textual appeal which attempts to evoke a sense of emotion in the target audience

Direct quotes used in your own writing to prove your claims are valid

An argumentative appeal which attempts to create moral and ethical credibility

The repetition of words or phrases to draw audience attention toward an intended emphasized point

An author's attitude towards subject and audience conveyed by the text itself

Appeals to the 5 senses which recreates an experience

The circumstances which exist in a given time period and culture around the writing

What a text is about on the big picture/thematic level, dealing with universal ideas

Figurative language which makes a direct comparison by stating that a thing "is" the other thing

The art of speaking and writing

Over exaggeration to stress a point or expose an absurdity

The feelings and associations that one connects to a specific word

Intentional WORD CHOICE which creates TONE

Objects, images, people, etc. that represent ideas much larger than themselves

The bulk of an analytical body paragraph which explains HOW strategies and devices are used to achieve a purpose

The primary reader for whom a text is actually intended.

The opposite of hyperbole, where an author de-emphasizes importance or impact to make a point

A type of figurative language where inanimate objects are given human quality

A sentence which starts a body paragraph in analytical writing which identifies the strategies and purpose of it

The breaking down of the art of speaking & writing into smaller parts

The psychological or emotional change that an author desires as a result of an argument.

Author credibility which comes from the author's title or reputation

The use of dark humor, usually saying the opposite of what one means, in order to MOCK flaws in society