Week Two Rhetorical Vocab Flashcards
Aphorism
a concise statement of a principle. ex - “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.
Apostrophe
A speech/address towards a person that’s not actually there // a personified object. Ex: the skull in Hamlet.
Assonance
similar vowel sounds (ex: stony and holy)
Asyndeton
Conjunctions are omitted/left out. (“You go, you stay, you leave”)
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed but metered lines . usually in iambic pentameter
Cacophony
Harsh or discordant sounds in words.
Caesura
A break/pause in a line/ verse. (Think - the little dash lines //)
Caricature
Exaggeration/distortion of characteristics to represent a character.
Colloquialism
“ain’t” or “gonna” - words only used in certain appropriate circumstances
Concrete Language
tangible/perceivable. fact, not abstract
Connotation
different association rather than its literal meaning. (“thrifty” vs. “stingy”)
Consonance
The repetition of consonant sounds in a phrase.
Deduction
“to lead away from”. big to small
Denotation
literal dictionary def
Diction
choice of words
Dissonance
disruption of harmonic sounds or rhythms. lack of harmony. more about organization. Things don’t match up and it’s jarring.
Dramatic Irony
the reader knows something that the character doesn’t.
End-stopped
The definite end of a text/poem. (Think - periods rather than commas. cut off)
