Vocab 3 Flashcards
Ad hominem
Appealing to a person’s prejudices
Aphorism
A brief statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth
Connotation
The meaning associated with a word
Coherent
Following an orderly logical pattern that is easy to understand
Didactic
Morally instructive
Invective
A verbally abusive attack
Mode
A method or form
Oxymoron
a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms
Pedantic
Tending to be overly scholarly or overly observant to the rules
Predicate nominative
A noun, group of nouns, or clause, that renames the subject
Syllogism
Any logical argument that presents two premises from which a conclusion is drawn
Subordinate clause
A group of words that contains a subject and verb but cant stand alone as a complete thought
Syntax
the way in which words are arranged in a sentence
Chiasmus
The reversal in the word order of two parallel word groups
Pun
A humorous use of a word
Enthymeme
A syllogism with one premise omitted
Atmosphere
The mood that is created from setting details
Style
The unique way an author presents his ideas
Prose
Any writing that is not poetry
Discourse
conversation
