discourse structures Flashcards
what is narrative discourse?
a first or third perso account of events where one thing leads to the next
what is expository discourse?
delivers information and explains ideas about an issue,subject, method or concept
what is procedural discourse?
designed to guide the reader through a procedure in a series of steps
what is hortatory discourse?
encouraged the listener to take a particular form of action or to adopt a particular view point
what is chronological discourse?
sequences events in time order
what is general-specific discourse?
gives you general details first and then expands to give you more specific details as you read
what is question answer discourse structure?
repeated pattern of questions and answers
problem solution discourse structure?
presents a problem to the reader before providing a solution (advertisements)
what is rhetorical question?
a question that is asked only for effect and does not require an answer
hyperphora? nick wilde
the process of answering one’s own question for effect
procatalepsis?
anticipation of an objection before addressing it
parallelism?
the similarity of structures in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses for effect of rhythm
anaphora.
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
epistrophe
repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
climax/incrementum?
arranging words so that they build up in importance
