Fill in the correct vocabulary word.  All words are lower case.

 

Word Bank

ethos, pathos, logos, crucible, natural rights, theocracy, legal rights, rhetoric, scapegoat, paradox, static character, dynamic character, direct characterization, indirect characterization, marginalization, irony, dramatic irony, allegory

 

a container that melts and purifies metal under extreme heat; a pressure-filled situation that brings about extreme change

a character that does not change throughout a story

an appeal to emotion

rights that are not contingent upon the law (right to life)

the author suggests parts of a character’s personality through description, dialogue, and actions

events unfold in a completely unexpected way

an appeal to authority

the artful use of language to convey meaning

a government that is based on the doctrine of a particular religion

the author directly tells the audience about a character’s personality

the process of relegating people to a weak or powerless position in society

a piece of literature that symbolically represents a larger idea or moral or that represents another historical event

an appeal to logic

a person or thing that takes the blame for the ills of society

the audience knows what the characters do not know

rights bestowed upon a person by a legal system

a self-contradictory, yet true statement

a character that changes over the course of a story