Rhetorical Terms 1 Flashcards
Allegory
Using character/ story elements to represent an abstraction to the literal meaning; deals with moral truth and generalization
Alliteration
Repetition of sounds; reinforces meaning and supply’s a musical sound
Allusion
Reference to a commonly known person or event
Ambiguity
Multiple meanings of a word, phrase, etc
Analogy
Similarity or comparison between two things; establishes familiarity
Antecedent
Word or phrase referred to by a pronoun
Aphorism
Terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle
Apostrophe
Directly addresses and absent person or personified thing
Atmosphere
Emotional mood established by setting an writing; foreshadowing
Clause
Contains both a subject and verb
Colloquial
Use of slang in writing
Conceit
Fanciful expression, form of metaphor or analogy; displays intellectual cleverness
Connotation
Non-literal meaning of a word
Denotation
Literal meaning of a word
Diction
Style of writers word choices; formal or informal