English Final

Question 1

switching the argument from the issue to the character of the speaker

Answer 1

ad hominem

Question 2

a story, poem, or picture that may be interpreted: an overall symbol

Answer 2

allegory

Question 3

a brief reference in the work to something outside the work

Answer 3

allusion

Question 4

the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence

Answer 4

anaphora

Question 5

word choice in sentences and phrases in a speech or writing

Answer 5

diction

Question 6

tendency to lay down principles as true, without considering evidence or opinions

Answer 6

dogmatism

Question 7

dramatic work: a play for theater, radio, or television

Answer 7

drama

Question 8

the audience knows critical information that the character does not

Answer 8

dramatic irony

Question 9

appeal to an audience: creates trust between the speaker and the audience

Answer 9

ethos

Question 10

false or inaccurate arguement

Answer 10

fallacy

Question 11

assumes there is only two sides to a story: either/or

Answer 11

false dichotomy

Question 12

transition before a quote: context of situation

Answer 12

frame

Question 13

tragic flaw

Answer 13

hamartia

Question 14

excessive pride - type of hamartia

Answer 14

hubris

Question 15

extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

Answer 15

hyperbole

Question 16

appeal to an audience: appeals to the audience’s sense of logic: evidence and data

Answer 16

logos

Question 17

comparing two unlike things

Answer 17

metaphor

Question 18

name for something that replaces its meaning

Answer 18

metonomy

Question 19

a traditional story concerning the early history

Answer 19

myth

Question 20

a conclusion or statement that doesn’t logically follow from the previous argument

Answer 20

non-sequitur

Question 21

appeal to an audience: appeal to the audience’s sense of emotion

Answer 21

pathos

Question 22

giving human-like characteristics to inanimate objects

Answer 22

personification

Question 23

assumes event A causes event B because it happened before

Answer 23

post hoc

Question 24

comparing two things using like or as

Answer 24

simile

Question 25

diction, syntax, fig. lang, tone/mood, general: distinct way an author expresses themself

Answer 25

style