vocab 3 Flashcards
the secondary, implied, or suggested meaning of a word. The word “weasel” suggests negativity—a tendency to lie or cheat or steal.
Connotation
the actual, literal meaning of the word. Weasel simply means a slender, carnivorous mammal.
Denotation
(word choice) a writer or speaker’s choice of words. Synonymous with style. Choosing the words “lied about” rather than “mistakenly stated” is a choice in diction.
Diction
The grammatical order in which words are placed. It might be broken for effect: find examples of this for the organizer.
– follows a subject + verb + direct object formula.
Syntax
The attitude the writer takes towards her subject, or in her writing. When describing tone, we use adjectives: angry, sarcastic, solemn, playful, timid, etc.
Tone
Directly stated. Leaving no question about the meaning.
Explicit language:
implied, but not directly stated. Hinted at.
Implicit language:
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses. “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”
Parallelism
Opposition or contrast of words or ideas within a balanced sentence. “Many are called, but few are chosen.” These words much be truly opposites: night/day, hot/cold, life/death, etc.
Antithesis
a comparison of similar things—usually using something familiar to explain something unfamiliar. Water pipes for electrical circuits.
Analogy/analogous:
(in argument or logic): A restriction in meaning or application. “Subject A’s premise would work very well under a totalitarian government, but in a democratic government, the premise seems unlikely to succeed.”
Qualification
figure of speech where two clauses are balanced but with the words in the second clause reversed
basiclaly bipolar cluases
Chiasmus
a logical argument in which one proposition (the conclusion) is inferred from two others (the premises). It’s a form of deductive reasoning. It goes like this: (1)All dogs are mammals. (2) Mingo is a dog. (3) Therefore, Mingo is a mammal
Syllogism
