CAASPP 41-50

A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response

• archetype
• thesis
• plagiarism

To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.

• authors purpose
• annotate
• conclusion

A question whose answer is assumed, a rhetorical question is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner

• thesis
• pathos
• rhetorical

Appeals to an audience's sense of morality/trust; Achieved by projecting an image of credibility which supports the speaker's position.

• ethos
• logos
• central idea

Appeal to emotion.

• paraphrase
• pathos
• ethos

An appeal based on logic or reason.

• pathos
• evidence
• logos

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.

• hyperbole
• credible
• excerpt

A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.

• textual evidence
• metaphor
• background

A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work.

• significance
• integrate
• motif

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

• personification
• identity
• metaphor