Terminology Test Four Flashcards
Connotation
The suggested or implied meaning of a phrase
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines.
Clarity
Clearness in thought and style
Chiasmus
A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical construction or concepts are repeated in reverse order, the same or modified form.
Figure of speech
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense.
Exposition: A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
Precision
The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate in writing.
Juxtaposition
The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development.
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which a comparison is made by mentioning an object associated with
another.
For example, a reference to “the Crown” (in English literature, anyway) implies a connection to the head of state or the government.
Oratory
Public speaking marked by the use of overblown rhetoric.
Pejorative
a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle.
Persuasion
writing meant to get person or group of people to change their opinions about a subject.
Rhetorical question
is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point and without the expectation of a reply.
Scenario
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
Syllogism
An instance or form if reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (valid or not) from two given or assumed propositions, each which share a term with the conclusion and a middle term not present in the conclusion
Subordination
Words, phrases, and clauses that make one element of a sentence dependent on (or subordinate to) another.
