| A | B |
| vindicated | to clear someone of blame or suspicion |
| alleviate | to reduce or suppress pain |
| cogent | clear, logical, and convincing |
| comprehensive | including many, most, or all things |
| objectivity | based on facts rather than feelings or opinions |
| pervasive | existing or spreading through every part of something |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation |
| catholic | broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests |
| compelled | to force someone to do something; to make something happen |
| penalty | punishment for breaking a rule or law |
| anguish | extreme suffering, grief, or pain |
| indifferent | not interested in or concerned about something |
| tranquil | quiet and peaceful |
| omniscient | When an all-knowing outsider tells the events, the point of view is |
| tone | The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject is ___ |
| mood | This is the atmosphere or environment created in the reader by a literary work or passage. |
| simile | A comparison between two seemingly unlike objects using "like" or "as" is a |
| first person | When a character in the story tells the story, the point of view is ___. |
| archetype | ___ is a type of character or theme that reveals deep truths about human experiences. |
| flashback | A ___ is a scene that interrupts the sequence of events in a narrative to tell earlier events. |
| epic simile | An elaborate comparison of unlike subjects that occurs over several lines in a text is a(n) |
| foil | A ___ is a character who provides a contrast to another. Ex: Watson, Sherlock Holmes |
| rhetoric | a method developed by Aristotle to always win an argument |
| ethos | an appeal using credible sources or someone's credibility |
| pathos | an appeal that touches the reader's emotions |
| logos | an appeal using logical arguments/facts to prove a point |