Vocab Quiz #2 Flashcards
to separate into parts for inspection and evaluation
Analysis
explanatory or critical notes added to a text
Annotation
Antithesis
figure of speech, using strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences or ideas
Archaic Diction
the use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language
Aristotelian (rhetorical) triangle
a diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience
Attitude
the author’s or speaker’s feelings toward the subject,
Audience
the intended recipients for a speaker or writer’s message
Colloquial
informal conversation, it differs in grammar, vocabulary, syntax, imagery, or connotation–can also vary based on location
Concrete
opposite of abstract, tangible, quantifiable
Connotation
that which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word’s literal meaning
Context
words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning
Denotation
the literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition
Diction
word choice
Fragment
a word, phrase, or clause that does not form a full sentence
Inference
to conclude by reason an idea, attitude, tone which is not directly stated by the author
Pedantic
bookish and scholarly in tone, often boring and dull due to little interest on the part of the listener
Persona
the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
Subjective
expressing in a personal manner your convictions, beliefs, and ideas; when this subjective response occurs it is likely to be emotional.
Syntax
the physical arrangement of words in a sentence.
