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10639046410rhetorical stylehow a writer uses rhetorical devices to create images in your head ex. imagery0
10639046411rhetorical trianglespeaker; writer, narrator, voice, message; point, meaning, theme, audience; listener, viewer, reader, receiver purpose; goal, objective , tone; flavor, feeling, attitude, ambiance, method; mode, format, process, technique1
10639046412ethosethical, persuading by appealing to the ethical ex. Dr. recommended products2
10639046413pathosemotional, persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions ex. the dogs in the humane society commercials3
10639046414logoslogical ex. 100=10x104
10639046415syntaxthe construction of the sentence ex. short vs long sentences5
10639046416dictionword choice, or the style of speaking that a writer, speaker, or character uses ex.6
10639046417point of view (position)your position toward the speaker and the argument ex. 1st limited, 3rd person omniscient, rhetorical point of view,7
10639046418devices of languagea device used by a writer to help the readers artistic ends but also gives readers a greater understanding and appreciation of their literary works ex. figurative devices8
10639046419tonethe writers attitude toward his or her subject ex.9
10639046420imagerylanguage and description the writer uses to appeal to the five senses ex.10
10639046421figures of speecha word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect ex. its raining cats and dogs11
10639046422metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable ex.12
10639046423similea figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid ex. brave as a lion13
10639046424tropea figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression, ---when you turn from literal to figurative---14
10639046425metonymythe substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, attribute or symbol to represent something else- businessman suit15
10639046426synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa ex. car-wheels16
10639046427phrasingmusical quality, dr seuss, created by sentence length, created by words in the sentence17
10639046428coordinationthe organization of the different elements of a complex body or activity so as to enable them to work together effectively18
10639046429subordinationa clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause19
10639046430parallelismthe use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning20
10639046431repetitionthe action of repeating something that has already been said or written ex. he went to the store he went to school he went to the mall21
10639046432modes of discoursemeans + purpose for communicating ex. tv22
10639046433MOD a. persuasionthe action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something23
10639046434MOD aa. argumentativegiven to expressing divergent or opposite views24
10639046435MOD b. expositoryintended to explain or describe something ex. cookbook25
10639046436MOD c. narrativea spoken or written account of connected events; a story26
10639046437MOD d. descriptiveserving or seeking to describe27
10639046438cause/effectin which one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect)28
10639046439compare/contrastcontrast something is to look for differences among two or more elements, but compare is to do the opposite, to look for similarities comparison- show similarities contrast- show differences29
10639046440balanceA balanced sentence is made up of two segments which are equal, not only in length, but also in grammatical structure and meaning30
10639046441litotesironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary- saying 'that dress is soooooo cute' when you dont actually like it31

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