KeyTerm Flashcards
Diction
The choice and use of words
Syntax
The ordering of words in a sentence
Style
The manner of expression
Tone
The writer’s attitude toward the material
Point of view
The stance revealed by the style and tone of the writing
Rhetoric
The art of using language effectively and persuasively
Logos
convince an audience by use of logic or reason
Ethos
convince an audience of the author’s credibility.
Pathos
persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.
Figurative Language
Describe something by comparing it with something else.
Imagery
vivid descriptive language
Hyperbole
exaggeration is used for emphasis
Understatement
make a situation less than it is
Simile
Make a comparison by using like or as
Metaphor
describe by implying that two different thing are related
Extended metaphor
comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences
Symbol
something that stands for another thing.
Denotation
direct meaning of a word
Connotation
The feelings surrounding a word.
Oxymoron
a statement with two parts which seem contradictory
Paradox
Statements whose two parts seem contradictory yet make sense with more thought
Personification
give human attributes to inanimate objects.
Rhetorical question
A question asked with no answer expected
Bombast
pompous and inflated writing
Pun
a play on words
Metonymy
Substitution of word because of the word closely related
Synecdoche
a part represent a whole or whole represent a part
Theme
the main idea of a text
Aphorism
a brief statement that conveys a universal trut
Malapropism
The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one.
Circumlocution
The use of indirect language to avoid getting to the point
Euphemism
word use to soften meaning
Irony
the meaning implied is different from the literal meaning
Sarcasm
A mocking, often ironic remark
Situational irony
the situation is different from what common sense indicates it is.
Satire
Ridicule human foolishness
