Vocabulary 2.0

Question 1

Literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part. Distinguishing between this and metonymy may take some thoughtful consideration.

Answer 1

Synecdoche

Question 2

Attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience. It is important for the reader to “sense” to determine an argument. It is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a waiter on a particular subject.

Answer 2

Tone

Question 3

Step-by-step breakdown of the phases of a process, used to convey details of each phase of thinking, an operation, etc. It is often used to improve the understanding and also to breakdown an argument to make it more comprehensible.

Answer 3

Process analysis

Question 4

A set of rules in a language. It dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together to convey a thought. It refers to the agreement of words.

Answer 4

Syntax

Question 5

The purposeful choice of words serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate a provocative question that with frame a rhetorical argument.

Answer 5

Provocative diction

Question 6

The action or process of clarifying something according to the shared qualities of characteristics. This often is a strategy of argumentation or an argumentative response in an effort to provide the reader with structure to your argument. It would be considered to support Logos or Ethos.

Answer 6

Classification

Question 7

Opposite of a hyperbole

Answer 7

Understatement

Question 8

Very purposeful word choice that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone.

Answer 8

Colorful Diction