Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Rhetorical Vocab Pt.1 > Rhetorical Vocab Pt. 1 > Flashcards

Rhetorical Vocab Pt. 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Leaves out a conjunction between a list for effect

A

asyndeton

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

It takes an important word in a statement from anywhere in the statement and repeats it again.

A

Conduplicatio

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Intentionally giving a lesser description

A

Understatement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Extreme Exaggeration

A

hyperbole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

contrasting any of the parts of a statement

A

antithesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

hypophora

A

asking a question and then answering it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

rhetorical question

A

asking a question and the answer is implied

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

procatalepsis

A

stating something and then objecting to the statement as if the speaker anticipates the audience’s concerns

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

allusion

A

a reference to a well-known event, place, or person

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

eponym

A

referring to a specific famous person to compare his or her attributes to someone else.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

exemplum

A

providing the reader an example to prove your point

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

anadiplosis

A

takes the last word of a sentence or phrase and repeats next to the beginning of the next sentence or phrase

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

aphorism

A

a short statement that gives an observation about life

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

idiom

A

a statement that makes no literal sense but has a meaning you understand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

paradox

A

a statement that seems self-contradictory but later reveals a truth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

anecote

A

a brief story meant to prove a point

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

personification

A

giving things human characteristics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

aporia

A

a device a writer uses to express doubt about an idea; it can also be used to show the many sides of an argument

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

amplification

A

writers repeat something they just said while adding more detail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

parataxis

A

a series of clauses without correct punctuation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Synecdoche

A

using a part of something instead of referring to the whole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

metonymy

A

referring to something closely related to the actual object, person, or thing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

hyperbaton

A

arrange words in a sentence in an unexpected order (word inversion)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Transcendentalism

A

A 19th-century idealistic philosophical and social movement that taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Romanticism

A

an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1840. The movement valued feeling over reason

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

zeugma

A

a device in which unexpected items in a sentence are linked together by shared words.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

didactic

A

its primary goal is to teach the reader a lesson

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

genre

A

type or kind

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

motif

A

recurring images, symbols, themes, or characters

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Denotation

A

a word’s literal meaning

31
Q

Connotation

A

the association evoked by words beyond its literal meaning. It reflects broad cultural associations (ethos)

32
Q

Logos

A

rhetorical appeal focusing on logic

33
Q

ethos

A

rhetorical appeal focusing on ethics (what is accepted among people who live in same time and place)

34
Q

pathos

A

rhetorical appeal focusing on emotions

35
Q

allegory

A

type of narrative that has two levels of meaning: surface and deeper

36
Q

ambiguity

A

result of something being stated in such a way that its meaning cannot be determined definitely

37
Q

Syntax

A

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

38
Q

linguistics

A

the science of language the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. The study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English Syntax

39
Q

dissemination

A

as in “of ideas” to scatter; to disperse or spread

40
Q

jargon

A

language used by a particular group (teachers saying we are giving a TLI or a Chunk Test or referring to an “AYP”

41
Q

Discourse

A
  1. thoughts, statements, or dialogue of individuals especially characters in a literary work.
  2. the language in which a subject or area of knowledge is discussed
42
Q

catharsis (noun)
cathartic (adj)

A

the emotional effect a drama has on its audience/the purging of emotions or relieving emotional tensions especially through certain kinds of art like drama and music

43
Q

epiphany

A

insight or revelation gained when one suddenly understands

44
Q

epitaph

A

an inscription on a tomb to commemorate the deceased

45
Q

sententia

A

fancy term for a quotation of life saying

46
Q

maxim

A

wise saying

47
Q

analogy

A

a comparison of the similar characteristics of two unlike things

48
Q

antagonist

A

character who opposes protagonist

49
Q

apostrophe

A

addressing or speaking to some abstract quality or non-human entity

50
Q

archetype

A

story or pattern repeated from generation to generation

51
Q

assonance

A

repetition of vowel sounds

52
Q

colloquial

A

language that is informal or familiar to a group of people

53
Q

consonance

A

where a poet repeats the identical consonant sounds typically in the last syllable of words

54
Q

doppelganger

A

a German phrase that asserts that for each person there exists an exact replica, a shadow image.

55
Q

elegy

A

a poem that reflects upon death

56
Q

enjambment

A

occurs when a poet continues the grammatical sentence into the next line

57
Q

epanalepsis

A

repetition of the beginning at the end of a clause or sentence

58
Q

hubris

A

a Greek term that means excessive pride

59
Q

juxtaposition

A

the placement of items close together often for purposes of contrasting or comparison

60
Q

stance

A

attitude author has toward the audience

61
Q

Chiasmus (inverted parallelism)

A

a figure of speech in which a grammatical structure is repeated but in inverse order/a reversal of ideas expressed in parallel clauses or phrases

62
Q

situational irony

A

contrast between what you think will happen and what actually happens

63
Q

dramatic irony

A

the audience knows something the characters do not

64
Q

verbal irony

A

contrast between what is stated and what is meant

65
Q

pedantic

A

overly concerned in one’s learning

66
Q

euphemism

A

substitution of words that sounds not as harsh

67
Q

anachronism

A

something or someone not in correct time period

68
Q

colloquialism

A

informal speech of expression “I wasn’t born yesterday

69
Q

invective

A

insulting or abusive words or expressions

70
Q

discernible

A

distinguishable

71
Q

ambiguity

A

unclear; doubtful

72
Q

nostalgic

A

sentimental yearning for the happiness felt in a former time, place or situation.

73
Q

simile

A

comparing two things to clarify how they are alike… uses words like or as

74
Q

metaphor

A

comparing two things without using like or as

Rhetorical Vocab Pt.1 (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions