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Rhetorical Techniques and Literary Techniques
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An author’s logical connection to their audience (Think: Head)
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
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A speech delivered by one character alone on stage
Aside
Soliloquy
Stage directions
Monologue
3
The end result of the central conflict
Resolution
Theme
Conflict
Climax
4
Factual evidence from sources with a strong reputation for truth
Argument
Credible Sources
Hoax
Relevant Evidence
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A contradiction that reveals a deeper truth
Allusion
Situational Irony
Symbolism
Paradox
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A pair of characters whose contrasting qualities highlight each other
Foiled Again!
Foil
Aluminum Foil
First Inner Outer Last
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Questions asked that have an implied answer
20 Questions
Active Reading Questions
Bad Questions
Rhetorical Questions
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The pattern of stress on syllables in a poem
Meter
Rhythm
Quatrains
Rhyme
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Convincing others by referencing religion, morals, or ethics
Prayer
Moral Appeals
Appeals to Authority
Separation of Church and State
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Giving human qualities to a non-human
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Symbolism
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A specific pattern of description that appeals to the senses
Imagery
Personification
Allusion
Diction
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Written instructions that detail actor movement and gestures
Monologue
Stage directions
Soliloquy
Aside
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A grouping of four alternately-rhymed lines
Volta
Stanza
Quatrain
Couplet
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When the audience knows something the characters do not
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Iron Islands
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Who has the quickest reflexes?
Ya BOIIIIIIII
Yours Truly
It me
Me
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An author’s emotional connection to their audience (Think: Heart)
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
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A play that heads towards disaster but ends in ceremony
Tragedy
Comedy
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Convincing others by referencing powerful people or job titles
Appeals to Authority
Dear God Please Somebody Help Me
Leadership Roles
Oh How the Mighty Have Fallen
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The time and place in which a story occurs
Climax
Conflict
Setting
Characterization
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A comparison between two things using “like”, “as”, “seems”, or “resembles”
Simile
Simple
Smile
Similar
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The number of syllables per poetic line
Rhythm
Meter
Rhyme
Quatrains
22
A side conversation between a character and the audience mid-action
Soliloquy
Aside
Stage directions
Monologue
23
A type of poem consisting of 14 lines
Sonnet
Villanelle
Elegy
Ode
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An idea the author wishes to prove through evidence and elaboration
Sentence
Claim
Elaboration
Reasoning
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Any way an author provides information about a character
Climax
Characterization
Conflict
Setting
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WHO / WHAT / WHERE / WHEN
Context
Big 4
Big Ws
Analysis
27
Short personal stories
Antidotes
Anecdotes
Anaphora
Flashbacks
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Anything that creates difficulty or an obstacle for a character
Characterization
Climax
Conflict
Setting
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Similes, Metaphors, or Personification
Comparisons
Juxtaposition
Figurative Language
Themes
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HOW / WHY
Dialysis
Context
Content
Analysis
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A twist in tone or meaning within a sonnet
Quatrain
Couplet
Stanza
Volta
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An object that physically exists in the text and represents something other than itself
Symbolism
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
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Marked by matching letters (ABAB)
Rhythm
Rhyme
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A specific pattern of word choice
Diction
Synthesis
Poetry
Imagery
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A play that leads to a hero's downfall
Comedy
Tragedy
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Slowest answer gets the most points
Or Is It?
That's Not True
Scared to Risk It
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A grouping of two consecutively-rhymed lines
Couplet
Stanza
Volta
Quatrain
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An author’s credibility to their audience (Think: Gut)
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
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An extended speech by one character to others
Aside
Stage directions
Monologue
Soliloquy
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A comparison between two things without using “like”, “as”, “seems”, or “resembles”
Metacognition
Metapod
Metaphor
Mental
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When the protagonist is forced to make a transformative decision about the central conflict
Theme
Conflict
Climax
Resolution
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An author’s opinion on the nature of life
Climax
Conflict
Theme
Resolution
