Here are your terms! We will be studying these throughout the semester, so calm down after you see how many there are. :)
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| 5157576445 | Logos | appeals to the audience's sense of logic and reasoning Ex: "The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas." | 0 | |
| 5157576446 | Pathos | appeals to the audience's emotions Ex: "If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?" | 1 | |
| 5157576447 | Apostrophe | address to the dead as though they were living; to the inanimate as if animate; to the absent as if present Ex: "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me." | 2 | |
| 5157576448 | Argumentation | exploring a problem by examining all sides of it; persuasion through reason Ex: ""It's your turn to make dinner today. I made dinner yesterday." "You're making dinner all of this week. I have an exam next week. That's what we agreed." | 3 | |
| 5157576449 | Archetype | stereotype of literature Ex: Good Versus Evil: It represents the clash of forces that represent goodness with those that represent evil. Examples of this are in famous literary works like Shakespeare's KING LEAR, Conrad's HEART OF DARKNESS etc. The Initiation: The main character undergoes experiences that lead him towards maturity. We find such archetypes in novels like Fielding's HISTORY OF TOM JONES, a FOUNDLING, Sterne's THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, Voltaire's CANDIDE, etc. | 4 | |
| 5157576450 | Assonance | repetition of similar vowel sounds EX: "Poetry is old, ancient, goes back far. It is among the oldest of living things. So old it is that no man knows how and why the first poems came." | 5 | |
| 5157576451 | Assumption | when details are not stated but must be inferred by the reader EX: The text keeps referring to the importance of minority rights, the environment, and government provision for those in need; therefore, you, as the reader now believe that the speaker is on the liberal side politically. | 6 | |
| 5157576452 | Asyndeton | series of words separated by commas without conjunctions For example: "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure?" -from JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare | 7 | |
| 5157576453 | Balance | construction in which both halves of the sentence have the same length and importance EX: "Buy a bucket of chicken and have a barrel of fun." -KFC | 8 | |
| 5157576454 | Catharsis | cleansing release of unhealthy emotions EX: "Here's to my love! [Drinks] O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die. [Falls]"-ROMEO & JULIET --> The audience usually finds themselves crying at this moment. | 9 | |
| 5157576455 | Causal Relationship | one thing results from another EX: I studied; therefore, I did better on my vocabulary quiz than last time. | 10 | |
| 5157576456 | Chiasmus | arrangement of repeated thoughts in the pattern XY-YX Ex: "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you." | 11 | |
| 5157576457 | Cliche | expression so often used its freshness and originality have worn off Ex: - Only time will tell. - in the nick of time - At the speed of light | 12 | |
| 5157576458 | Comic Relief | humor in the serious action of a tragedy; enriches the quality of the work Ex: ROMEO & JULIET is a tragic, dramatic story, but Romeo's humorous cousin, Mercutio, lightens up the first half of the play. | 13 | |
| 5157576459 | Concrete Language | describes specific, observable things rather than ideas or qualities Ex: spoon, table, chair, student, paper, pencil | 14 | |
| 5157576460 | Connotation | emotions associated with a word Ex: cheap vs. frugal vs. miserly vs. economical OR young vs. immature vs. juvenile vs. youthful | 15 | |
| 5157576461 | Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds; not limited to the first letter of words Ex: Shelley sells shells by the seashore. | 16 | |
| 5157576462 | Conventional | following traditional techniques of writing | 17 | |
| 5157576463 | Cumulative/loose sentence | sentence that begins with the main idea and expands on that idea with a series of details Ex: Florida is a great vacation spot for families, with Disney World, Universal Studios, and Sea World. | 18 | |
| 5157576464 | Denotation | dictionary definition of a word | 19 | |
| 5157576465 | Formal Diction | used in serious books and lofty discourse | 20 | |
| 5157576466 | Informal Diction | found in relaxed but polite and cultivated conversation | 21 | |
| 5157576467 | Colloquial Diction | everyday usage that may contain terms accepted in a group but not universally acceptable EX: "gonna" instead of "going to" "go bananas" instead of "be very angry" | 22 | |
| 5157576468 | Slang | newly coined words that are not yet a part of formal usage EX: "ratchet," "on fleek," "yas" | 23 | |
| 5157576469 | Didactic | literature designed to teach or instruct | 24 | |
| 5157576470 | Digression | temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing Ex: Talking about your dog in one paragraph, moving on to talk about your best friend, Sarah, and going back to talking about your dog. | 25 | |
| 5157576471 | Elegy | formal poem lamenting the death of a particular person EX: "O CAPTAIN! My Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! Heart! Heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead." -Walt Whitman, "O Captain! My Captain!", written for Abraham Lincoln upon his death | 26 | |
| 5157576472 | Elliptical | deliberate omission of words implied by context | 27 | |
| 5157576473 | Empathy | reader understands closely what the character is feeling | 28 | |
| 5157576474 | Enthymeme | syllogism (logical argument) in which the major premise is unstated but meant to be understood EX: "Socrates is mortal because he's human." MISSING: It is assumed that all audience members believe that all humans are mortal, so this is left out. | 29 |
