RS Flashcards
Allusion
A literary, historical, religious or mythological reference.
Antithesis
The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words.
Claim
in argumentation, an assertion of something as fact.
conceit
A comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature; usually extended metaphor in a poem.
Deductive Reasoning
movement from the general to the specific.
Diction
word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose or effect.
Exposition
the interpretation or analysis of a text.
homily
sermon, but more contemporary.
Hyperbole
overstatement characterized by exaggerate language.
Inductive reasoning
movement from the specific to the general.
Inference
A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations or data.
Irony
Contrast between what is stated and what is really meant.
Verbal irony
what the author says is actually the opposite of what is meant.
Situational irony
when events end up the opposite of what is expected.
Dramatic irony
facts or situations are known to the reader or audience but not to the characters.
Jargon
specialized language of a trade or profession or culture.
Juxtaposition
location of one thing adjacent to another to create an effect or reveal an attitude.
Litote
figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement.
oxymoron
figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements.
Paradox
statement that seems contradictory but may probably be true.
Prose
the ordinary form of written language without metrical structure in contrast to verse and poetry.
Rhetoric
the art of using words to persuade in writing and speaking.
Syntax
the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences.
Anecdote
Short, personal story
Red herring
introduces an irrelevant point to distract the audience from the main or current argument.
