Question 1

The writer's position on an issue or problem.

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Claim

Question 2

Any material that serves to prove a claim.

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Support

Question 3

The time and place of the action/event.

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Setting

Question 4

The feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader.

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Mood

Question 5

The attitude a writer takes towards a subject.

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Tone

Question 6

When the author directly states a fact about a character

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Direct Characterization

Question 7

When the reader must infer a character's traits

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Indirect Characterization

Question 8

A character that undergoes important changes

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Dynamic Character

Question 9

A character who remains the same

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Static Character

Question 10

A character that is not highly developed

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Flat Character

Question 11

A complex and highly developed character that has a variety of traits and sides.

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Round Character

Question 12

The main character in a work of literature

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Protagonist

Question 13

character in opposition to the protagonist

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Antagonist

Question 14

The author's reasoning for writing; to entertain, persuade, or inform.

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Author's Purpose

Question 15

How reliable a source is.

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Credibility

Question 16

A comparison; put two things that you don't know about in context of something you do.

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Analogy

Question 17

Relying on morals to persuade the reader.

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Ethos

Question 18

Relying on logic to persuade the reader.

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Logos

Question 19

Relying on emotions to persuade the reader.

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Pathos

Question 20

Persuasive techniques:

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Rhetorical Devices

Question 21

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- Repetition

Question 22

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- Emotional Appeal

Question 23

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- Call to Action

Question 24

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- Counterargument

Question 25

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- Rhetorical Question

Question 26

Presenting the opposing side before the opponent can and putting it down.

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Counteragument

Question 27

The topic of the story.

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Main Idea

Question 28

Evidence used to back up your claims.

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Supporting Details

Question 29

Looking for similarities between two or more things.

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Compare

Question 30

Looking for differences between two or more things.

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Contrast

Question 31

Putting events in order of the time at which they occurred.

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Chronological Order

Question 32

Something not directly stated in the text that you can gather

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Inference

Question 33

The side that the author takes

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Bias

Question 34

A short story to draw in or inform the reader.

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Anecdote

Question 35

What the author wants the reader to do

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Call to Action

Question 36

The people the author is writing to

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Audience

Question 37

The proof used to support your argument.

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Evidence

Question 38

Where you get your information/evidence.

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Sources

Question 39

A contradictory statement that reveals a truth.

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Paradox

Question 40

A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character

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Foil

Question 41

A reference to something in popular culture.

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Allusion

Question 42

Man vs. Self; an internal debate.

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Internal Conflict

Question 43

Man vs. Man; Man vs. Nature; Man vs. Society

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External Conflict

Question 44

A contradictory statement used to describe.

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Oxymoron

Question 45

Introduction of settings, characters, and conflict.

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Exposition

Question 46

The events leading up to the climax.

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Rising Action

Question 47

The turning point in story; most exciting point

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Climax

Question 48

The things leading up to the conclusion.

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Falling Action

Question 49

The conclusion/resolution.

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Denoument

Question 50

Repeating something for emphasis.

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Repetition

Question 51

Ending of two or more lines that sound similar.

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Rhyme

Question 52

A rhyme in the middle of the line.

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Internal Rhyme

Question 53

Repetition of the initial sound.

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Alliteration

Question 54

The repetition of vowel sounds within a word.

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Assonance

Question 55

The repetition of consonant sounds within a word

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Consonance

Question 56

A sound that is spelled out.

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Onomatopoeia

Question 57

An exaggeration to put emphasis on something.

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Hyperbole

Question 58

Comparing two like things, usually using like or as.

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Simile

Question 59

A comparison of two unlike things with similar characteristics.

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Metaphor

Question 60

Giving human-like characteristics to non-human things.

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Personification

Question 61

The author's word-choice

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Diction

Question 62

Dictionary definition of a word.

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Denotation

Question 63

Feeling that goes with a word.

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Connotation

Question 64

The way that words are arranged like words, order, sentence structure

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Syntax

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