Exam rhetorical definitions

Question 1

rehtoric

Answer 1

The art of using language effectively and persuasively

Question 2

Tone

Answer 2

the authors implied attitude towards his subject, his audience, or both

Question 3

diction

Answer 3

the authors choice of words to wstablish a tone

Question 4

detail

Answer 4

facts, observations, events, used to develop depth and a writers voice.

Question 5

syntax

Answer 5

the arrangement of words, sentences, paragraphs to create a desired rhetorical effect.

Question 6

imagery

Answer 6

sensory details used to show not tell (sight, smell, touch, taste)

Question 7

mood

Answer 7

The feeling established by an author at the outset of a piece of literature (opening tone)

Question 8

paradox

Answer 8

and idea which appears to b true but contradicts itself

Question 9

point of view

Answer 9

the relationship of speaker to audience/ subject

1st,3rd

Question 10

parallelism

Answer 10

the grammatical alignment of words phrases or clauses to provide structural similarity

Question 11

denotation

Answer 11

the literal meaning of a word or phrase, as stated in the dictionary.

Question 12

connotation

Answer 12

the associated or secondary meaning of a word or phrase the feeling or images conjured by a word or phrase.

Question 13

bias

Answer 13

a tendency to favor one idea over the other.

Question 14

hyperbole

Answer 14

an obvious exaggeration used to create a literary effect.

Question 15

irony

Answer 15

a situation or statement that is contrary to what the reader expects

Question 16

simile

Answer 16

a comparison of 2 unlike objects using like or as

Question 17

metaphor

Answer 17

a comparison of 2 unlike objects without using like or as

Question 18

analogy

Answer 18

comparing 2 things to achieve a literary effect

Question 19

alliteration

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the repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of successive phrases or causes

Question 20

motif

Answer 20

a recurring idea or object in a piece of literature

Question 21

symbolism

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an object person place that has literal meaning along with another concept larger than itself

Question 22

allusion

Answer 22

reference to another author or piece of literature historical, biblical reference, in the writing

Question 23

personification

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the attrition of human qualities/ characteristics to intimate objects

Question 24

euphemism

Answer 24

the substitution of a mild word for a possibly offensive word or phrase.

Question 25

understatement

Answer 25

the intentional downplaying of detail to create a literary effect also called litotes–> understatement.