Lit rhetorical devices 151-200 Flashcards
Onomatopoeia
the use of words that sound like what they mean, such as “hiss,” “buzz,” “slam,” and
“boom.”
Order of importance
an organizational strategy in which details are listed or presented according to
their importance to a particular topic or position.
Organizational strategy
the method of organizing a paragraph or an essay.
Overgeneralization
fallacy in which the author draws too general of a conclusion from the presented information or arguments.
Oversimplification
a fallacy in which the author obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument.
Oxymoron
opposites together
Pacing
where a passage speeds up or slows down
Pairing
using two loaded or emotionally charged words together for increased emphasis on each and a stronger effect.
Parable
a short story from which a lesson may be drawn
Paradox
a statement which seems self-contradictory, but which may be true in fact.
Parody
parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it.
Participial phrase
A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed.
Particular to general
an organizational strategy in which the author presents specific evidence to lead
the audience to a general premise.
Parts of speech
see adjective, adverb, conjunction, determiner, noun, preposition, pronoun, and
verb
Passive voice
subject does not do the action (verb)
Pathos
emotions
Pedantic
lecture
Pedestrian diction
use of words that are commonplace and unimaginative
Periodic sentence structure
a simple sentence with details added to the beginning or interrupting the simple sentence.
Polysyndeton
x and x and x
Position statement
short statement of opinion
Predicate
the verb and any of its objects or complements in a clause. after subject
preposition
above below during but on since
Problem/Solution
organizational strategy in which the author presents a problem to the reader and
then gives possible solutions to the problem
Proposition
the point to be discussed or maintained in an argument usually stated in sentence form near the outset.
Qualify
the author accepts a theory or proposition, but only under certain conditions
Red Herring:
when an author raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue.
Reductio ad absurdum
This is a technique useful in creating a comic
effect and is also an argumentative technique
Refutation
deliberately, directly attacking an opponent’s argument, point by point.
Rhetoric
using words effectively to influence/persuafe
Rhetorical modes
exposition, description, narration, argumentation
