3 terms Flashcards
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Allusion
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines or grammatical units
Anaphora
the use of syntactical parallelism in two adjacent phrases or clauses to emphasize their contrasting meanings
Antithesis
unrhymed iambic pentameter
blank verse
the art of portraying a character in a narrative either directly or indirectly
Characterization
reasoning from general to specific conclusion
deduction
instruction in literature
didacticism
word-choice
didactic
The movement that emulated the aesthetic of ancient Greece and Rome with adherence to rules of genre and an emphasis on clarity order decorum the rule of reason and didacticism
Neoclassicism
the similarity in the structure of two or more phrases clauses or sentences
Parasitism
broadly politically preserve writing more frequently persuasive writing that uses emotional appeal to bypass reason
Propaganda
the appeal of the herd instinct or the desire to follow the crowd and “everyone is doing it” argument
Bandwagon
a collective term for all sorts of deception
Card Stacking
contains virtue words to make people accept or approve without examining the evidence the opposite of name-calling
Glittering Generality
the appearance of being “plain folks among the neighbor’s politicians labor leaders businessman and other appeals to the confidence of their audience through this device
Plain Folks