61-End Flashcards
Persona
A fictional voice created by an author to tell a story (fiction) or for a specific effect
Personification
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
Point of View
The perspective from which a story is told
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
A logical fallacy which implies that because one thing follows another, the first thing causes the second
Red Herring
When a writer raises an irrelevant issues to draw attention away from the real issue
Refutation
When a writer demonstrates the falsehood of opposing arguments using valid backing
Repetition
A word of phrase used two or more times in close proximity
Rhetoric
The art of effective communication
Satire
A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human nature or behavior by portraying it in an extreme way
Sarcasm
A type of verbal irony which usually expresses the opposite of a word dictionary definition. Sarcasm is intentionally harsh, critical sneering or cutting
Simile
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
Style
The choices in diction, appeals, figurative language, tone and syntax that a writer makes. Style tends to be unique to specific writers.
Symbol
A concrete object, event, or person that represents a usually larger abstract idea
Theme
The central idea in a work of fiction or non fiction
Tone
The writers attitude about a topic revealed in his or her text revealed through diction figurative language and organization
