Reversed Notes 21-40 Flashcards
Anaphora
in writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect. the oldest literary device has its roots in Biblical Psalms used to emphasize certain words or phrases
Epistrophe
derived from a Greek word that means turning upon, indicates the same word returns at the end of each sentence. a stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the end of the clauses or sentences
Asyndeton
derived from a Greek word which means unconnected a stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions b/w the phrases and in the sentence, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy. This literary tool helps in reducing the presents it in a concise form. helps in speeding up the rhythm of words
Polysyndeton
comes from Greek word meaning “bound together”. It makes use of coordinating conjunctions like “and”, “or”, “but”, and “nor” (mostly “and” and “or”) which are used to join successive words, phrases or clauses in such a way that these conjunctions are even used where they might have been omitted
Synedoche
a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part. Distinguishing b/w this and metonymy often take some thoughtful considerations
Tone
an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. It is something important for the reader to “sense” to determine an argument. generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject
Process Analysis
a step-by-step breakdown of the phases of a process, used to convey the details of each phase of thinking, an operation, etc. It is often used to improve understanding and also to breakdown an argument to make it more comprehensible
Syntax
a set of rules in a language. it dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought. In plain English, ____ refers to the HOW we choose to arrange our words. The choice of those specific words is called “DICTION”. Thus, the two are closely related in creating an argument
Provocative Diction
the purposeful choice of words serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate a question that will frame a rhetorical question
Classification
the action or process of classifying something according to characteristics. This often is a strategy of argumentation or an argumentative response in an effort to provide the reader with structure to YOUR argument. It would be considered a support to both LOGOS & ETHOS in presenting an argument
Understatement
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. for example, you win 10 million dollars in a lottery. When you tell the news reporter “I am delighted”, you are using this tool. opposite of HYPERBOLE and OVERSTATEMENT
Colorful Diction
a very purposeful word choice as a writer that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone
Coutherargument
an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument. When writing in the argumentative mode, it is MANDATORY that the writer acknowledge the “other” side to his or her argument. It is part of the refutation of someone else’s claim to support your own “side” of the argument that you are making
Claim
an argument to support a person’s position. Different reason are usually presented to prove why a certain point should be accepted as logical
Evidence
a type of literary device that appears in different categories of essays and theses in the form of paraphrase & quotations. It’s presented to persuade the readers and used w/powerful arguments in the texts or essays
