ELAR Final Flashcards
Juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
“the juxtaposition of these two images”
Bandwagon Appeal
The bandwagon fallacy is also sometimes called the appeal to common belief or appeal to the masses because it’s all about getting people to do or think something because “everyone else is doing it” or “everything else thinks this.”
Example: Everyone is going to get the new smart phone when it comes out this weekend.
Rhetorical Devices
: the tools that writers and speakers use to achieve their purpose
Counterargument
an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
“the obvious counterargument to that dire prediction is that the recession has depressed earnings”
Analogy
comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
“an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies”
Author’s Claim:
defines what the author wants you to do, think, or believe by the time you finish reading his or her work.
Logical Fallacies
common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim.
Omniscient
All knowing; the narrator sees into the minds of all the characters.
Protagonist
The main character in a story, play, or novel. The protagonist is involved in the main conflict of the story.
Resolution
the conclusion of the story by the resolving of conflicts between characters.
Rising Action
the section of a story that leads toward its climax.
1st person
The narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. The narration usually utilizes the pronoun I (or we, if the narrator is speaking as part of a group).
3rd person
the narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters by referring to their names or by the third-person pronouns he, she, or they.
2nd person:
the reader is part of the story. The narrator describes the reader’s actions, thoughts, and background using “you.”
Mood
the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader.
Theme
an author’s message in about a central topic in a work of literature
Tone
the overall mood or attitude conveyed by the narrator’s word choice in a story
Idiom
a short expression that is peculiar to a language, people, or place that conveys a figurative meaning without a literal interpretation of the words used in the phrase.
Metaphor
comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. With metaphor, the qualities of one thing are figuratively carried over to another.
Smile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
“the alliteration of “sweet birds sang””
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is a purposeful exaggeration not meant to be taken literally. It is used to emphasize or draw attention to a certain element in a story.
Narrator
A narrator is the one who tells the story. A narrator can be a first-person narrator who is also a character in the story, a second-person narrator who makes the reader a part of the story, or a third-person narrator who is an unknown person or entity telling the stor
Rhyme scheme
A pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem
Poetic structure
Refers tot he structure in which a poem is written. This includes form, meter, rhyme scheme, stanza a and more
Free verse poem
A type of poem that does not follow any specific rules. This relays on natural speech, author uses creative choices to convert the emotion.
Lyrical Poem
Is a type of poem that expresses personal emotions to thoughts of the speaker. Song like quality
Shift
This is used in poetry. it is referred to a change in the speaker’s perspective, tone, or theme
Diction
The word choice used
Onomatopoeia
Sound words
Personification
Is a livery device in which human qualities and behaviors are given to non-human thing s
