Semester Vocabulary Review

Painting a picture with words is also known as _______________.

To define a concept using examples

Proctor's decision to hang rather than sign his name to lies shows ______________.

This word means the art of persuasion in writing and speaking.

Sarcasm is also known as ___________ irony

This literary technique gives non-humans human characteristics.

This part of an argument acknowledges the opposing side

This type of irony refers to something happening in the plot that is the opposite of expected

A repeated thematic element in literature is called a...

Which time periods are relevant for the historical context of The Crucible?

A character that is used to show how good/bad another character is...

This refers to the structure of words in a sentence

This type of irony means that the audience knows more than the characters on stage/the page.

"Adam aggravated Alice's academic attitude"  is an example of... 

This part of the argument explains why the other side's points are incorrect

A primary source can be an interpretation or commentary on an original source.

This part of an argument uses background info, a scenario, or questions to draw in a reader

To QUALIFY an argument, one must include:

What literary term refers to discussing current world events in literature?

Which is NOT a type of irony?