Literary Terms and Text Analysis Vocabulary

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ means multiple possible meanings.

Back

Ambiguity

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ is something out of its time period.

Back

Anachronism

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ is a short story illustrating a point.

Back

Anecdote

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ are recurring character types or themes.

Back

Archetypes

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ are methods to persuade.

Back

Argumentative techniques

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ is persuasion using ethos, logos, pathos.

Back

Aristotelian rhetoric

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ are intended readers or listeners.

Back

Audience

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ is the author’s personal opinion affecting neutrality.

Back

Bias

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ is a statement asserting truth.

Back

Claim

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ is an argument opposing a claim.

Back

Counterclaim