Flashcard Term Meanings 2

Question 1

Anadiplosis

Answer 1

Repetition of the last word of a sentence at the beginning of the next.

Question 2

Asyndeton

Answer 2

Omission of conjunctions in a list.

Question 3

Epigraph

Answer 3

A short quotation at the beginning of a text, hinting at its theme.

Question 4

Hyperbaton

Answer 4

Inversion of the normal order of words.

Question 5

Hypophora

Answer 5

Asking a question and then immediately answering it.

Question 6

Metonymy

Answer 6

Replacing the name of something with something closely related.

Question 7

Synaesthesia

Answer 7

Describing one sense in terms of another.

Question 8

Synecdoche

Answer 8

A part is used to represent the whole.

Question 9

Epistrophe

Answer 9

Repetition of words at the end of successive sentences.

Question 10

Polyptoton

Answer 10

Repetition of the same root word in different forms.

Question 11

Polysyndeton

Answer 11

Repetition of conjunctions in quick succession.

Question 12

Asyndeton

Answer 12

Omission of conjunctions between phrases or clauses.

Question 13

Ethos

Answer 13

Appeal to the writer’s credibility or character.

Question 14

Jargon

Answer 14

Specialized language used by a particular group.

Question 15

Logos

Answer 15

Appeal to logic and reason.

Question 16

Modality

Answer 16

The degree of certainty expressed in language (high or low modality).

Question 17

Pathos

Answer 17

Appeal to emotions.