EOC Prep Term Review

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What does the term 'theme' refer to in literature?

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The central idea or underlying message in a work of literature.

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Which literary device is used when referring to a well-known person, place, or event?

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Allusion.

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What is a brief story about a real incident or person, often used to illustrate a point?

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Anecdote.

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What is the rhetorical appeal to logic or reason, often using facts and statistics?

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Logos.

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What is a claim?

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A statement or assertion open to challenge and supported by evidence.

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What is the rhetorical appeal to emotions?

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Pathos.

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What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile.

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What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole.

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What is the literary device that gives human traits to non-human things?

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Personification.

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What is the term for the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words?

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Alliteration.