rhetorical devices or smth Flashcards
conjunctions are used repeatadly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed
polysyndeton
refers to the authors choice of words
diction
a deliberate exaggeration
hyperbole
a comparison between things that have similar function or structure
analogy
a portion of a speech or a piece of writing that asks the audience to take action
call to action
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphora
purposefully repeating a word or phrase a number of times throughout a text
repetition
a sentence or series of sentences in which conjunctions are omitted
asyndeton
the use of vivid sensory details to create a picture for the audience
imagery
presents an opposing argument to a writers claim and then rebuts it
counterclaim
acknowledging the validty or logic of something your opponent beilieves
concession
questions to which the speaker/writer expects no response
rhetorical questions
the examination of an argument in terms of its logical supportq
logos aka appeal to logic
a rhetorical device in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
chiasmus
refers to the speakers character as it appears to the audience
appeal to ethos
a writers sentence structure or form is repeated in the same pattern over and over
parallelism or parallel sturcture
refers to the emotional, historic, and sensual associations of a wor
connotation
the placement of two or more things side by side
juxtaposition
an argument or evidence presented to contradict or disprove another’s reasoning or claim
rebuttal
an attempt to pursuade the reader through an emotionally charged anecdote, description, or allusion
pathos aka appeal to emotion
a comparison between two different things without the use of like or as
metaphor
a short, illustrative story
anecdote
an implicit reference to something
allusion
the arrangement of words, puncutation, clauses,, and phrases in a sentence.
syntax
