Rhetorical Devices #2

Question 1

Strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color

Answer 1

Denotation

Question 2

Related to style, it refers to the writer’s word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness

Answer 2

Diction

Question 3

From the Greek, it literally means “teaching” especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles

Answer 3

Didactic

Question 4

The opposite of anaphora, repetition at the end of successive clauses

Answer 4

Epistrophe

Question 5

From the Greek for “good speech,” it is a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept

Answer 5

Euphemism

Question 6

In essays, it is one of the four chief types of composition and its purpose is to explain something

Answer 6

Exposition

Question 7

A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work

Answer 7

Extended metaphor

Question 8

Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivd

Answer 8

Figurative language

Question 9

A device used to produce figurative language

Answer 9

Figure of speech

Question 10

This term describes traditions for each genre and help to define each genre

Answer 10

Generic conventions

Question 11

The major category into which a literary work fits

Answer 11

Genre

Question 12

This term usually means “sermon” but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice

Answer 12

Homily

Question 13

A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

Answer 13

Hyperbole

Question 14

The sensory details of figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions

Answer 14

Imagery