Semester 1 Final Flashcards
Ethos
used to convey the writer’s credibility and authority
Logos
the appeal to logic, means to appeal to the audiences’ sense of reason or logic
Pathos
the appeal to emotion, means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel
Diction
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Periodic sentence
a complex sentence in which the main clause, or main point, occurs at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning
Cumulative sentence
A sentence that starts with a main idea and then adds extra details through phrases or clauses
Denotation
the literal meaning of a word
Connotation
a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning
Metaphor
a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things
Simile
a comparison between two things, usually using the words ‘like’ and ‘as’
Personification
a type of metaphor that gives human characteristics to inanimate objects and animals, such as emotions and behaviors.
Analogy
a comparison between two different things, typically to explain or clarify something by showing how it is similar to something more familiar
Allusion
A brief reference to a person, place, event, or work of literature, often without specifically mentioning it
Paradox
a statement that appears to contradict itself, but upon further rumination, either reveals a deeper meaning or actually makes sense
Irony
a literary device where the actual meaning is opposite to the literal meaning, or where there is a lack of similarity between expectations and reality
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Understatement
a literary device used to downplay a situation as less serious, less significant, or smaller than it really is
Syntax
Purpose is to create specific sentence structures that will have an effect on the reader
Parallel structure
using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Antithesis
a literary device that positions opposite ideas parallel to each other