Lit and academic terms

An admission in an argument that the opposing side has valid points

Emotional, ethical, and logical appeals used to persuade an audience to agree with the writer.

A writer's central idea about life in a speech, novel, poem, play.

A rhetorical appeal to the reader’s or listener’s senses or emotions

A rhetorical appeal to reason or logic

An interruption or transition to a time before the current events in a story

Word choice

A writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject.

To come to a conclusion about ideas or information not directly stated

A thesis statement describing the position the writer is taking on an issue

A restatement of the claim and what the writer wants the reader to do or believe

The reasoning used to disprove an opposing viewpoint

Anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level

The actual, literal definition of a word

A story about a series of events that includes character development, plot structure, and theme

Images, feelings, memories, associations that this word carries

A writer’s distinctive use of language to express ideas as well as his or her own personality

Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of two or more clauses or lines

Grammar or structure similarity betw sentences so that elements of = importance are = developed

A rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character or qualifications of the speaker

A position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint

Words or phrases, including specific details and figurative lang. & by appealing to the senses.

Sentence structure; the arrangement of words & the order of grammatical elements in a sentence.

The arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of comparison

A struggle between opposing forces which is the driving force of a story