Week 5 Rhetorical Vocab Flashcards
onomatopoeia
formation of a word that sounds like the thing
oxymoron
contradictory terms appear together (ex: bittersweet)
parable
a short fictional story that illustrates a moral attitude or religious principle
paradox
a statement that contradicts itself but contains a kernel of truth. ex- “I am not lying” - but how can you trust what they say?
parallelism
when a sentence is constructed in a parallel fashion.
(ex: I like dogs and I like cats (not I like dogs and also cats)
parody
a humorous imitation (ex- puffs!)
pedantic
(often about a person) usually overly attentive to small details/ very overly detailed
personification
applying qualities of personhood to an inanimate object
point of view
the perspective from which a story is told
first person narrator
narration told from the perspective of the main character
stream of consciousness
captures the rawness of the inner thought process
omniscient
the story is told from a perspective that is outside of the story, but they still know the insides of the characters’ heads
limited omniscient
third person narration through the eyes of the main character
rhetoric
language designed to motivate, persuade, or inform - basically, to have an impact on the reader.
petrarchan conceit
a hyperbolic comparison - usually made by poets. She’s like a tomb, she’s like an ocean, she’s like the sun
