Antithesis Flashcards

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What is Antithesis

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Stating two contrasting ideas Ex. Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country

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What is Anaphora

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Repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of several sentences

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Allusion

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Refer to something everyone knows

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Anecdote

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A small story to make a point

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Paradox

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Something that does not sound like it makes sense but it does

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Synecdoche

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Represents something as a whole

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Ethos

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Using character,credibility and ethics to persuade

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Pathos

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Appealing to someone’s emotions to persuade

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Logos

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Using loving to persuade

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