Terms

Question 1

Alliteration

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Repetition of beginning sounds in adjacent or closely connected words used to draw attention to or emphasize a bigger idea.

Question 2

Allusion

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A reference to something real or fictional, to someone, some event, or something in the Bible, history, literature, or any phase of culture. Proper use of allusions can boost credibility

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Analepsis

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A literary device in narrative, in which a past event is narrated at a point later than its chronological place in
a story (also known as flashback).

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Anaphora

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Repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis.

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Antithesis

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A type of balanced sentence that is particularly effective because the idea(s) present contrast one another.

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Asyndeton

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The deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses. The effect of this device is a hurried effect

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Balanced Sentence

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A balanced sentence is a type of parallel sentence in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale. In reading the sentence aloud, one tends to pause between the balanced parts, each seeming equal.

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Enthymeme

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A type of syllogism where one premise is implicit. Used when the writer assumes that the audience already believes one of the premises.

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Ethos

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Credibility

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Euphemism

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The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for a word or expression that many may find to be offensive`

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Hyperbole

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Obvious or intentional exaggeration that, in most cases, is not meant to be taken literally.

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Imagery

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Visual descriptive or figurative language, especially using the five senses

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Invective language

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The use of angry and insulting language.

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Irony

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A situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality (three types include situational, verbal, and dramatic irony).

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Isocolon

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A scheme of parallel construction which occurs when the parallel elements are similar in not only grammatical structure but also in length (number of words or even numbers of syllables). Ex: “His purpose was to impress the ignorant, to perplex the dubious, and to confound the scrupulous.”

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Juxtaposition

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Placing two items side by side for comparison to create a certain persuasive effect, reveal an attitude or argument, or achieve some other rhetorical purpose.

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Logos

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Appeal to logic

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Loose Sentence (AKA: Cumulative Sentence)

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• A cumulative or loose sentence is a type of parallel sentence which builds through parallel constructions * A cumulative or loose sentence is a type of parallel sentence which builds through parallel constructions verb) comes first.

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”

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Mood

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The reader’s attitude toward a piece of writing, usually influenced by the speaker’s described actions, surroundings, and emotions or through the writer’s choice in diction and syntax.

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Motif

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A distinctive repeating feature or idea; often, it helps develop other narrative aspects such as theme or mood

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of words whose sound echoes the meaning.

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Parallel Structure

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Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level.

Question 24

Parenthesis

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Inversion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence. One might use parentheses, commas or dashes to show a tangent or remark unrelated to the sentence.

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Pathos

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Appeal to emotion

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Periodic Sentence

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A periodic sentence is a type of parallel sentence which builds through multiple parallel constructions (dependent phrases or clauses) attached to a main clause. In a periodic sentence, the main clause (with the subject and verb) comes last)

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to a non-living entity.

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Polysyndeton

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The deliberate use of many conjunctions. The effect is to impact the rhythm of the sentence.

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Rhetorical Question

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A writer asks a question in order to make a point and without the expectation of a reply.

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Syllogism

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A form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed premises, each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion.

Question 31

Symbol

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A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract

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Theme

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The central idea, lesson, or message of a work.

Question 33

Tone

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The speaker’s attitude toward their subject, usually distinguished by assessing diction and syntax

Question 33

Tone

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The speaker’s attitude toward their subject, usually distinguished by assessing diction and syntax