Rhetorical Terms #41-50 Flashcards
1
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personification
A
gives concepts, animals. or inanimate things human attributes
2
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point of view
A
the perspective from which a story is told
3
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predicate adjectives
A
an adjective that follows the subject
4
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predicate nominative
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a noun or group of nouns that renames the subject
5
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prose
A
fiction or non fiction, anything but drama and poetry
6
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repetition
A
duplication of any element of language
7
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rhetoric
A
the principles of writing effectively
8
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rhetorical modes
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describes conventions and purposes of major kinds of writing
9
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sarcasm
A
caustic language meant to ridicule
10
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satire
A
a work that targets society’s faults for reform or ridicule
