Vocab words Flashcards
Rhetoric
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
Kairos
a propitious moment for decision or action ( Opportunity
Decorum
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety
Audience
group of people who watch or listen an event
Ethos
persuasive method using ethical approach
Pathos
persuasive method using the emotional approach
Logos
persuasive method using the logical reasoning
Alliteration
repetition of the same letter or sound within nearby words
Anaphora
repetition of the same word or word group in a phrase
Antithesis
juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas
Hyperbole
a rhetoric exaggeration
Irony
speaking in such a way as to imply the contrary of what one says, often for the purpose of derision, mockery, or jest.
Litotes
a deliberate understatement, especially when expressing a thought by denying its opposite
Metonymy
reference to something or someone by naming one of its attributes.
Oxymoron
Placing two opposite terms next to each other
Paradox
A statement that is self-contradictory on the surface, yet seems to evoke a truth nonetheless. Ex: Whosoever loses his life, shall find it.
Parallelism
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
Rhetorical question
Any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks.
Sarcasm
The use of mockery, verbal taunts, or bitter a irony.
Synecdoche
A whole is represented by naming one of its parts (genus named for species), or vice versa (species named for genus). Ex: Listen, you’ve got to come take a look at my new set of wheels.
Zeugma
A general term describing when one part of speech (most often the main verb, but sometimes a noun) governs two or more other parts of a sentence
