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Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

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Ad hominem

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Attack on the person rather than on the opponent’s ideas

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Abstract

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Language that describes concepts rather than concrete images

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Allegory

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Writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story(may be a moral)

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Alliteration

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Repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words.

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Allusion

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Reference to a well known person, place, or thing from literature/history.

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Analogy

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Comparison of two similar but different things, to clarify and action or a relationship.

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Anaphora

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Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.

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Anecdote

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Short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point.

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Annotation

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Notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data.

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Antithesis

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Presentation of two contrasting images. Ideas are based by word, phrase.

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Aphorism

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Short witty statement of a principle or a truth about life.

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Apostrophe

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The device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing (usually in poetry)

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Argumentation

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To prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants

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Asyndeton

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Commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words

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Cacophony

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Harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used in poetry/prose

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Caricature

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Writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person’s appearance.

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Colloquialism

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Word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation

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Coherence

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Piece of writing in which all parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle

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Concrete language

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Describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities.

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Connotation

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Implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader’s mind

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Consonance

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Repetition of identical constant sounds w/in 2 or more words in close proximity

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Conundrum

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A riddle whose answer is or involves a pun

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Deduction

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Process of moving from a general rule to a specific example

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Denotation

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Literal meaning of a word

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Description

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The picturing of words of something or someone through detailed (four modes of discourse)

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Diction

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Word choice, an element of style, creates tone, attitude or style.

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Didactic

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Purpose to instruct or to teach

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Discourse

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Spoken or written language, including literary works

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Dissonance

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Harsh or grating sounds that do not go together to make

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Dramatic irony

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When the reader is aware of inconsistency b/w a character’s perception of a situation or truth.

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Dynamic character

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A character who changes significantly during the course of a story.

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Emotional appeal

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When writer appeals to readers emotions. (Often through pathos)

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Epigraph

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Use of quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme.

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Ethical appeal

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When writer tries to persuade the audience to respect or believe him based on a presentation of image of self through text.

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Euphemism

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More pleasant way of saying something

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Euphony

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Harmonious sounds used In poetry, opposite or cacophony.

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Example

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An individual instance taken to be representative or general pattern.

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Explication

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Art of interpreting or discovering meaning of a text, involved close reading or special attention to text

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Exposition

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Immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background. (One of 4 modes of discourse)

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Extended metaphor

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A sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit

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False analogy

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When two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead leaders to accept a claim of of connection through them.

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Figurative language

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Language that contains figures of speech such as similes or metaphors

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Figures of speech

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Expressions such as metaphors , similes and personification that make imaginative.

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Foil

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Character who points out qualities or characteristics of another character

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Foreshadowing

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The use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs late in the work

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Freight train

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Sentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by conjunctions.

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Generalization

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When writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that the claim is certain rather than probable.

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Genre

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Type of literary work such as a novel or poem

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Hubris

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The excessive pride of ambition that leads a tragic hero to disregard warnings of impending doom.

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Humor

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Anything that causes laughter or amusement

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Induction

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The process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization.

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Influence

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A conclusion one can draw from presented details

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Interior monologue

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Writing that records the conversation inside character’s head

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Invective

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A verbally abusive attack

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Inversion

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The order of elements in a sentence or phrase

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Jargon

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The specific language of a profession or group

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Polysyndeton

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Sentence which uses and or another another conjunction( with no commas) to separate the items In a series

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Red herring

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When a writer raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue.

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Rhetoric

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The art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse

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Satire

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A work that reveals critical attitude towards some elements of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way.

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Stactic character

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Character who does not change significantly throughout the course of the story

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Straw man

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Writer argues against a claim that nobody actually holds or is universally considered weak

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Subjectivity

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A personal presentation of events and characters influenced by the authors opinions

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Syllogism

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Form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is made

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