1. Revolutionary Period Literary Terms

2. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 2 Aphorism Short, concise statement expressing a wise or clever observation or a general truth. Rhymes or repeated sounds Two phrases-same grammatical Structure “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”

3. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 3 Argument The position or claim the author establishes. –Support with valid evidence and reasoning –Use counterarguments that show opposing viewpoints to balance argument

4. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 4 Author’s Purpose The author’s intent to inform or teach someone about something, to entertain or to persuade or convince his/her audience to do or not to do something.

5. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 5 Rhetorical Questions Questions the speaker does not expect people to answer verbally. What is the effect of using rhetorical questions in speeches or essays?

6. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 6 Restatement Used to state an idea in a variety of ways Why do we state things several times even when we speak to others?

7. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 7 Repetition The repeated use of any element of language—a sound, a word, a phrase, a clause, a sentence, a grammatical pattern, or a rhythmical pattern. Why is repetition difficult to use?

8. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 8 Parallelism The repetition of a grammatical structure. “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” J.F.K.

9. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 9 Parallelism Working on tall bridges requires tremendous balance, demands amazing agility, and creates an eventual lack of fear. Working on tall bridges requires tremendous balance, amazing agility, and will create an eventual lack of fear.

10. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 10 Personification An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form. What affect could personification have on writing?

11. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 11 Tone The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject, or the work itself (serious, humorous)

12. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 12 Allusion An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

13. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 13 Types of Persuasion Ethos ( ethical appeal)—convincing by the character of the author (credibility) (We want someone we could trust and who has authority to tell us things, right?)

14. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 14 Types of Persuasion Pathos (emotional)—persuading by appealing to the reader’s emotions instead of logic or reason. Uses vivid, emotional language (loaded language) Ex. specific examples of suffering or potential threats

15. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 15 Types of Persuasion Logos (Logical)—Persuading by the use of reasoning (show how many people think something is true). The logic used to support a claim Use facts and statistics

16. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 16 Generalization A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person.

17. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 17 Logos: Deductive Reasoning Argument that begins with generalizations and leads to specific examples and facts to support it

18. 11/20/2015Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 2006 18 Logos: Inductive Reasoning Argument that begins with examples or facts and proceeds to draw a conclusion from them.

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