Match the definitions below with the correct terms.
A. a persuasive appeal to the emotions
B. a polite way of expressing an unpleasant truth
C. the emotion a reader takes from a story
D. overstating for effect
E. the point an author is trying to prove
Use the word bank to answer the question.
7. euphemism
8. thesis
9. mood
10. exaggeration
11. pathos
7. euphemism
8. thesis
9. mood
10. exaggeration
11. pathos
- A. Pathos
- B. Euphemism
- C. Mood
- D. Exaggeration
- E. Thesis
what goes to what
- A. Pathos
- B. Euphemism
- C. Mood
- D. Exaggeration
- E. Thesis
A. a persuasive appeal to the emotions - 11. pathos
B. a polite way of expressing an unpleasant truth - 7. euphemism
C. the emotion a reader takes from a story - 9. mood
D. overstating for effect - 10. exaggeration
E. the point an author is trying to prove - 8. thesis