Language of Rhetorical Analysis 2

Question 1

Anaphora

Answer 1

Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences

Question 2

Anecdote

Answer 2

Brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.

Question 3

Colloquialism

Answer 3

Informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing.

Question 4

Euphemism

Answer 4

Indirect less offensive way of saying something unpleasant

Ex. Died = Passed Away

Question 5

Invective

Answer 5

Intensely strong, highly emotional, verbal attack

Question 6

Litotes

Answer 6

Type of understatement where an idea is expressed by negating its opposite

Ex. It wasn’t a pretty picture

Question 7

Metonymy

Answer 7

Substituting the name of one object for another in a related way.

Ex. Pen is stronger than a sword

Question 8

Philippic

Answer 8

Strong verbal denunciation

Question 9

Syllepsis

Answer 9

Construction in which one word is used in 2 different senses

Ex. Threw a ball, then threw a fit.

Question 10

Understatement

Answer 10

Deliberate representation of something as a lesser magnitude than its is. Deliberate under emphasis.

Question 11

Inductive reasoning

Answer 11

Deriving general principles from particular facts or instances

Ex. Every cat ive seen has 4 legs, therefore cats have 4 legs.

Question 12

Deductive reasoning

Answer 12

Reasoning where a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case

Ex. Sun rises everyday - sun will rise every Tuesday morning

Question 13

Syllogism

Answer 13

3 part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise

Ex all men are mortal
Socrates is a man
Therefore Socrates is mortal

Question 14

Absolute

Answer 14

A word free from limitations or qualifications.

ex. Best, all, unique, perfect