H English 2 Literary Terms and Devices Set 2

Question 1

mood

Answer 1

the emotion of the text as experienced by the reader

Question 2

tone

Answer 2

the speaker’s, narrator’s, or author’s attitude toward the subject, characters, and audience; the emotion of a text as conveyed by the author

Question 3

analogy

Answer 3

a comparison of like cases for the purpose of explanation or clarification

Question 4

anecdote

Answer 4

a brief narrative within a text to capture the audience’s attention or to support a generalization of a claim

Question 5

audience

Answer 5

the intended recipient(s) of a message

Question 6

claim

Answer 6

an arguable statement based on evidence

Question 7

context

Answer 7

the social, political, historical (and sometimes personal) situation within which a message is delivered/composed

Question 8

counterclaim

Answer 8

a reasonable, opposing claim to an argument

Question 9

ethos

Answer 9

appealing to character or authority

Question 10

jargon

Answer 10

the specialized language of a professional, occupational, or other group; often meaningless to outsiders

Question 11

logos

Answer 11

appealing to logic or perceived logic

Question 12

message

Answer 12

(in rhetoric) the main idea of a text

Question 13

pathos

Answer 13

appealing to emotion

Question 14

purpose

Answer 14

the reason a speaker or writer creates a text

Question 15

rebuttal/refutation

Answer 15

acknowledging that a counterclaim may be valid but continuing to “prove” that the speaker’s/author’s claim is better/more valid/etc.

Question 16

rhetoric

Answer 16

effective communication & the art of communicating effectively

Question 17

rhetorical situation

Answer 17

all parts of and influences on a text (especially an argument); consists of the speaker/author, the message, the audience, the purpose, and the context

Question 18

structure

Answer 18

the grammar and style of a text

Question 18

speaker/writer/author

Answer 18

the person creating & communicating a text

Question 19

thesis

Answer 19

a proposition put forward for consideration; (in argument) the central claim