Literary devices Flashcards
1
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Effect
A
results outcomes
2
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Comparison
A
similarities
3
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contrast
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differences
4
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Diction
A
sentence structure. word choices. effectiveness.
5
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Empirical evidence
A
observation. seeing connections
6
Q
Enumeration
A
list | accounting
7
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Ethos
A
(ethical appeal) appeal to morality. ex: buy a product make a donation to charity.
8
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EXAMPLE
A
concrete -> amplifies a point
9
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Irony
A
dramatic (when we know more than the character.). situational (when the situation is ironic like a building falling onto a plane).
10
Q
Word choices
A
formality
11
Q
Logos
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logical appeal - common sense and reasoning.
12
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Pathos
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- emotional appeal. (example like fluffy white kittens and toilet paper). (being a vegetarian can use a lot of emotional appeals)
13
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Repetition
A
for effect (you repeat the same phase on expression)
14
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Rhetorical questions
A
no answer to the question, just to make the person think
15
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TONE
A
writer’s attitude towards their work. (sombre, happy, serious, shift).
