Seminar Literary Terms Review

Question 1

repeated first letter in consecutive words: "focus on the fact that facts can be fabricated"

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alliteration

Question 2

the character or force against which the main character struggles

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antagonist

Question 3

They had walked in single file down the path, dressed in denim trousers and denim coats.

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third person p.o.v.

Question 4

moment when the main conflict is introduced in the story

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inciting incident

Question 5

when a character struggles against his own mind or emotions

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internal conflict

Question 6

introduction to the characters, setting, and basic situation of a story

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exposition

Question 7

Appeal that uses credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker (or celebrity) to influence

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ethos

Question 8

the message or insight about life an author tries to communicate in a story

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theme

Question 9

Harlem, I hear you... / you, me, talk on this page.

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personification

Question 10

We're on a flat, open ground. To my left, sparse piney woods...Haymitch would want me to go.

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first person point of view

Question 11

when a character struggles against a force outside of herself

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external conflict

Question 12

Persuasive appeal that uses audience's emotions to influence them

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pathos

Question 13

highest moment of action or suspense in a story

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climax

Question 14

Persuasive appeal that uses facts, statistics, and logic to influence audience

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logos

Question 15

an exaggeration: "It was so cold out...the polar bears were wearing jackets."

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hyperbole

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