Literary & Rhetorical Terms Lesson 8

A writer often adopts a fictional voice (mask) to tell a story.

Qualities of a fictional or nonfictional work that evoke sorrow or pity.

When a writer raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue.

Latin for “after this, therefore because of this.” Although sequence is not the cause.

Language in which inanimate objects, animals, ideas, or abstractions given human traits.

The perspective from which a fictional or nonfictional story is told. 1st POV; 3rd POV

A sentence that places the main idea at the end of the sentence, after introductory elements.

When a writer musters relevant opposing arguments.

Word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity.

Sentence which uses and or another conjunction (with no commas) to separate items in a series