Duplicate of Literary Terms

when something is based on opinion it is ___________________.

When two words placed side by side contradict.

Leading questions that do not require response. Authors use these for argumentative purposes

over the top, extreme exaggeration

everyone believes it to be true, so you should too

form of persuasion, appeals to audience's logic

What is foreshadowing?

juxtapose

Define mood

Simile

But if it be a sin to covet honour, / I am the most offending soul alive.

Direct characterization

all knowing character that informs the reader

not explicitly stated, reader has to "read between the lines"

I could well wish courtesy would invent some other custom of entertainment.

when something is based on fact it is_________________

making a generalized decision without considering all the facts

when the readers know only one character's feelings, uses he, she, it, they, etc. 

struggle in the story

As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods. / They kill us for their sport.

in a nonfiction passage that is heavy with facts and dates, what is the author's purpose?

But yesterday the word of Caesar might / Have stood against the world; now lies he there.

repetition of sounds at the beginning of words in a phrase

misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack their position

form of persuasion, appeals to audience's ethics, relies on credibility of speaker

Characterization

What is ambiguity?

form of persuasion, appeals on audience emotions

What is irony?

conflicting ideas or statements

over-used phrases that are not literal (ex it's raining cats and dogs)

I must hear from thee every day in the hour/For in a minute there are many days

a reference to something in history, pop culture, Greek Mythology, or Biblical

representing something as smaller or less meaningful than it really is

What is dramatic irony?

first person point of view 

What is a setting?

What is a symbol?

in a fictional passage that is light and humorous, what is the author's purpose?

uses he, she, it, they, them

fallacy used to divert attention away from the argument at hand

Language, appeals, devices and figurative language(used to persuade)

What is a flashback?

You seem to me as Dian in her orb, / As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown

those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed

a minor action today, could result in a disaster in the future

in a political speech that uses rhetorical appeals and devices, the author's purpose is?

a word or phrase often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse

Imagery

Plot

overstatement/hyperbole

a symbol or image that recurs throughout the text

a contradictory statement

uses you, yours, your's, yourself

giving human characteristics to nonhuman things

emotional association with the word (ex. dad, home)

What is verbal irony?

the main character in a story

the outcome in the story is opposite of what the reader expects

dictionary or explicit meaning of a word (ex. father, house)

nostalgia

attacking a character's motive or person to weaken their argument

Indirect characterization

character that opposes the main character

Define tone.

What does diction mean?

What is a theme?

Metaphor

What does pacing mean?

the vantage point from which the writer tells a story