Tool Box Flashcards
Connotation
mental & emotional connection to a word
Denotation
dictionary definition
Diction
word choice
Tone
attitude (use adj to describe type)
Style
personal, unique way of communicating
Syntax
sentence structure, types, & word arrangement
Ethos
an appeal to credibility
Logos
an appeal based on logic or reason
Parallelism
repetition of grammatical elements and structure in writing and speaking
Idiom
a phrase whose meaning is different than the meanings of the individual words in the phrase
Anecdote
a short personal story to demonstrate a point / build credibility
Pathos
an appeal to emotion
Metaphor
a comparison of two things without using “like” or “as”
Simile
a comparison of two things using “like” or “as”
Allusion
a reference in a text to another a text
Malapropism
the use of an incorrect word in place of a similar sounding word