Terms

Question 1

Blank Verse

Answer 1

Lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Question 2

Soliloquies

Answer 2

Speeches delivered while a character is alone on stage.

Question 3

An Aside

Answer 3

A comment that a character makes to the audience that other characters on stage do not hear.

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

A figure of speech that compares two or more things that have something in common without using like or as.

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

A figure of speech using like or as to compare seemingly unlike things.

Question 6

Prose

Answer 6

Literature that is written in sentence and paragraph form.

Question 7

Diction

Answer 7

The writer’s choice of words; an important element in the writer’s voice or style.

Question 8

Personification

Answer 8

A figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human qualities or characteristics.

Question 9

Tragedy

Answer 9

A play in which the main character, or tragic hero, suffers a downfall.

Question 10

Tragic Hero

Answer 10

The downfall may result from outside forces or from a weakness within the character, which is known as the tragic flaw.

Question 11

Tragic Resolution

Answer 11

The tragic outcome

Question 12

Irony

Answer 12

A contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality. Three types:​ Dramatic,​ Situational, and Verbal.

Question 13

Pun

Answer 13

A play on words with similar sounds but more than one spelling or meaning.

Question 14

Ethos

Answer 14

(Credibility), or ethical appeal, means convincing by the character of the author. We tend to believe people whom we respect. One of the central problems of argumentation is to project an impression to the reader that you are someone worth listening to, in other words making yourself as author into an authority on the subject of the paper, as well as someone who is likable and worthy of respect.

Question 15

Pathos

Answer 15

(Emotional) means persuading by appealing to the reader’s emotions. We can look at texts ranging from classic essays to contemporary advertisements to see how pathos, emotional appeals, are used to persuade. Language choice affects the audience’s emotional response, and emotional appeal can effectively be used to enhance an argument.

Question 16

Logos

Answer 16

(Logical) means persuading by the use of reasoning. This will be the most important technique we will study, and Aristotle’s favorite. We’ll look at deductive and inductive reasoning, and discuss what makes an effective, persuasive reason to back up your claims. Giving reasons is the heart of argumentation, and cannot be emphasized enough. We’ll study the types of support you can use to substantiate your thesis, and look at some of the common logical fallacies, in order to avoid them in your writing.