Tone And Terms Week 3 (10/5) Flashcards
Declarative sentence
Statement.
Ex. Grandma was old, tired, and crabby.
Deduction
Conclusion drawn from major and minor premise (aka syllogism)
Ex. All calhouns love music.
Brooks a calhoun.
Brook loves music.
Antanaclasis
Repetition of a word in two different senses or meanings (type of pun for serious intent)
Ex. “Your argument is sound, nothing but sound”
B Franklin
Elliptical
Omits a verb in second clause.
Ex. Lincoln draws attention to the contrasting verbs which cast south as aggressor; the north as victim.
Epigram
Short witty saying at the beginning of a work- usually thematically related
Ex. At the beginning of the great gatsby-
Ethos
Speaker appeals to readers respect in the speakers knowledge/authority and/or appeals to the readers moral code
Euphemism
To describe something in a way that avoids the harsh truth.
Ex. He died –> He is dancing with the Angels.
Figures of speech
A way of representing meaning by comparing it to another “figure”; to describe not literally but by way of comparison
Ex. Simile, metaphor, personification, analogy, hyperbole, etc.
going on a first date is like skydiving without a parachute.
Freight train
Three short clauses in a row
Ex. He came. He saw. He conquered.
Belligerent
Warlike, aggressively hostile
Benevolent
Expressing goodwill or kind feelings
Candid
Frank, outspoken
Captious
Faultfinding, difficult to please
Censorious
Severely critical
Clinical
Extremely objective and realistic, unemotional
