Rhetorical Devices #4 Flashcards
Work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and ridicule
Parody
Adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish
Pedantic
Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end; preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone
Periodic sentence
Figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions
Personification
Perspective from which a story is told
Point of view
One type of subject complement; adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb
Predicate adjective
A second type of subject complement; a noun, a group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject
Predicate nominative
One of the major divisions of genre; refers to to fiction and nonfiction
Prose
Duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language
Repetition
Speaker who uses elements of rhetoric effectively in oral or written test
Rhetor
Describes variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing
Rhetorical modes
Involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something; from the Greek meaning “to tear flesh”
Sarcasm