running notes 1-8

Question 1

anecdote

Answer 1

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

Question 2

argumentation

Answer 2

writing that attempts to prove the validity of one side of an argument by presenting “reasoned” arguments

Question 3

allegory

Answer 3

an extended narrative of an incident in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings are abstract and are used to underly a second meaning

Question 4

annotation

Answer 4

explanetory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographic data

Question 5

antithesis

Answer 5

the presentation of two contrasting images; the ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs

Question 6

rhetoric

Answer 6

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques

Question 7

colloquialism

Answer 7

a word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing but is often inappropriate in formal writing

Question 8

connotation

Answer 8

words suggesting implied meaning because of its associtation in a readers mind