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| the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone. Huckleberry Finn in written in a __ style. | ||
| the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event. | ||
| a clash between opposing forces in a literary work, such as man vs. man; man vs. nature; man vs. God; man vs. self | ||
| the interpretive level or a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning. | ||
| Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | ||
| Sentence which begins with the main idea and then expands on that idea with a series of details or other particulars | ||
| a critical approach that debunks single definitions of meaning based on the instability of language. It "is not a dismantling of a structure of a text, but a demonstration that it has already dismantled itself." | ||
| The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example. | ||
| the literal or dictionary meaning of a word | ||
| The purpose of this rhetorical mode is to re-create, invent, or visually present a person, place, event, or action so that the reader can picture that being described. Sometimes an author engages all five senses. | ||
| the recreation of regional spoken language, such as a Southern one. Hurston uses this in Their Eyes Were Watching God. | ||
| the author's choice of words that creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning | ||
| writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. A ___ work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns. | ||
| In this type of irony, facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or a piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work | ||
| When the writer reduces an argument or issue to two polar opposites and ignores any alternatives. | ||
| Indicated by a series of three periods, the __ indicates that some material has been omitted from a given text. | ||
| The use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme. Hemingway begins The Sun Also Rises with two. One of them is "You are all a lost generation" by Gertrude Stein. | ||
| When a writer uses the same term in two different senses in an argument. | ||
| When a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text. | ||
| an appeal based on the character of the speaker. An __-driven document relies on the reputation of the author. | ||
| a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable. "He went to his final reward" is a common __ for "he died." They are also used to obscure the reality of the situation. | ||
| the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work. | ||
| an individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern | ||
| The act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. __ usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language. | ||
| The purpose of this rhetorical mode is to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion. |
