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| 6668733464 | allegory | the rhetorical strategy of extending a metaphor through an entire narrative so that objects, persons, & actions in the text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text | 0 | |
| 6668733465 | alliteration | repetition of an initial consonant sound | 1 | |
| 6668733466 | allusion | a brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event - real or fictional | 2 | |
| 6668733467 | analogy | a type of composition in which one idea, process, or thing is explained by comparing it to something else | 3 | |
| 6668735022 | anaphora | a scheme in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences | 4 | |
| 6668736462 | anecdote | a short account (or narrative) of an interesting incident, often intended to illustrate or support some point. | 5 | |
| 6668736463 | antecedent | a noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to | 6 | |
| 6668738594 | archaic diction | the use of words that are old-fashioned and no longer commonly used | 7 | |
| 6668740266 | assonance | the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words | 8 | |
| 6668740267 | audience | listener, viewer, or reader of a text | 9 | |
| 6668740268 | bias | prejudice, in favor of or against, one thing, person, or group compared with one another, usually in a way considered to be unfair | 10 | |
| 6668806864 | chiasmas | a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or modified form (ex. "poetry is the record of the best & happiest moments of the happiest and best minds") | 11 | |
| 6669449156 | context | the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. | 12 | |
| 6669449157 | diction | choice and use of words in speech or writing | 13 | |
| 6669449158 | ethos | greek for "character" speaker is appealed to ethos to demonstrate that they are credible and trustworthy | 14 | |
| 6669449159 | explication | the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word, symbol, or expression etc.... | 15 | |
| 6669453331 | hyperbole | exaggerated words or ideals used for emphasis and not to be taken literally | 16 | |
| 6669453332 | imagery | vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste) | 17 | |
| 6669453333 | litotes | ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad). | 18 | |
| 6669455599 | logos | speakers appeal to logic or reason by offering clear, rational ideas, and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics to back them up | 19 | |
| 6669455600 | metaphor | a word or phrase is transferred from its literal meaning to stand for something else Example: "Debt is a bottomless sea." | 20 | |
| 6669458514 | modifier | in grammar, a modifier is an optional element in phrase structure or clause structure. It changes the meaning of another element on which it is dependent ex. "This is a red ball" vs. "This is a ball" | 21 | |
| 6669493027 | occasion | the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written | 22 | |
| 6669497010 | onomatopoeia | use or words that imitate sounds ex. CRASH | 23 | |
| 6669724144 | oxymoron | a trope that connects two contradictory terms | 24 | |
| 6669724145 | parable | story, usually short and simple, that illustrates a lesson | 25 | |
| 6669724146 | paradox | an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it | 26 | |
| 6669724147 | parallelism | the use of identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases | 27 | |
| 6669726538 | pathos | speakers appeal to pathos to emotionally motivate their audience | 28 | |
| 6669726539 | persona | the face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audiences | 29 | |
| 6669726540 | personification | human qualities or abilities are assigned to abstractions or inanimate objects | 30 | |
| 6669728949 | point of view | the perspective from which a speaker or writer recounts a narrative, writers of nonfiction may rely on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person point of view | 31 | |
| 6669728950 | polysyndeton | literary technique in which conjunctions are use repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed | 32 | |
| 6669728951 | purpose | the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc. | 33 | |
| 6669732544 | rhetoric | the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion or, the study and practice of effective communication | 34 | |
| 6669732545 | rhetorical appeals | appeals rhetorical techniques to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling. ethos, pathos, logos | 35 | |
| 6669773870 | rhetorical shift | A change or movement in a piece from one point or idea to another definition: conjunctions like but, however, although | 36 | |
| 6669773871 | rhetorical question | A trope in which one asks a leading question. Ex: with all the violence on TV today, is it any wonder kids bring guns to school? | 37 | |
| 6669773872 | rhetorical triangle | A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker (ethos) , audience (pathos), and subject (logos) in determining a text | 38 | |
| 6669776567 | SOAPS | A mnemonic device that stands for subject, occasion, audience, purpose, and speaker | 39 | |
| 6669776568 | Speaker | The person or group who creates the texts | 40 | |
| 6669776569 | Subject | That which forms the basic matter of thought, discusion, investigation, etc... a subject of conversation | 41 | |
| 6669779487 | Syllogism | A kind of logical argument in which one proposition (the conclusion) is inferred from two or more premises | 42 | |
| 6669779488 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or a whole for the part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in "ten snails" for "ten ships" or "bread" as in "food" | 43 | |
| 6669781717 | Syntax | The study of the rules that dictate how the parts of sentences go together | 44 | |
| 6669781718 | Synthesize | Combines parts and elements, focuses on main ideas and details, and achieves new insight. In writing a synthesis, you infer relationships between sources | 45 | |
| 6669784874 | Theme | A subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition | 46 | |
| 6669784875 | Zeugma | A figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective applies to more than one noun, blending together different ideas. For instance, "John lost his coat and his temper" | 47 | |
| 6669824767 | accumulation | a stylistic device that is defined as a list of words which embody similar abstract or physical qualities or meanings with the intention to emphasize the common qualities that words hold. | 48 | |
| 6669824768 | ambiguity | a word, phrase, or statement which could be interpreted as having more than one meaning. | 49 | |
| 6669824769 | amplification | refers to the literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability. | 50 | |
| 6669824770 | appeal to authority | occurs when someone who has credibility to speak on an issue is cited as an authority | 51 | |
| 6669828286 | cause and effect | noting a relationship between actions or events. | 52 | |
| 6669831140 | chronological order | when a story is told in the order that the events actually happened | 53 | |
| 6669831141 | emphatic order | the arrangement of ideas according to their importance | 54 | |
| 6669834624 | evidence, support, or backing | paraphrases and quotations that are presented to persuade the readers within powerful arguments. | 55 | |
| 6669834625 | exaggeration | a statement that represents something as better as or worse than it really is. (hyperbole and caricature) | 56 | |
| 6669834626 | exemplification | a pattern of essay development that uses specific instances (examples) to clarify a point, to add interest, or to persuade | 57 | |
| 6669834627 | horation | after the Roman satirist Horace: satire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty. The speaker holds up to gentle ridicule the absurdities and follies of human beings | 58 | |
| 6669839640 | hypophora | a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a rhetorical question and then answers the question | 59 | |
| 6691454302 | incongruity | The quality or state of being out of place, inconsistent, or incompatible. | 60 | |
| 6691454303 | Juvenalian | satire that addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule. This form is often pessimistic, characterized by irony, sarcasm, moral indignation and personal invective, with less emphasis on humor. Strongly polarized political satire is often Juvenalian. | 61 | |
| 6691454304 | malapropism | The act of using an incorrect word in place of one that is similar in pronunciation. | 62 | |
| 6691455162 | opponent | One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate | 63 | |
| 6691455163 | personal experience | Human being is the moment-to-moment experience in sensory awareness of internal and external events or a sum of experiences forming an empirical unity such as a period of life; appeals to logos. | 64 | |
| 6691455164 | repetition | A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clear | 65 | |
| 6691456033 | retrospection | A review or contemplation of things in the past | 66 | |
| 6691456677 | role reversal | A situation in which someone adopts a role that is opposite of the one which they normally assume in relation to someone else. | 67 | |
| 6691456678 | satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, to ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues | 68 | |
| 6691456679 | simile | A figure of speech used to explain or clarify an idea by comparing it explicitly to something else, using words like, as, than, resembles | 69 | |
| 6691457620 | spatial organization | Method of organization in which details are presented as they are (or were) located in space--such as, from left to right or from top to bottom | 70 | |
| 6691457621 | sarcasm | Empty irony. Meant for others to feel stupid and does not improve a situation | 71 | |
| 6691480435 | refutation | the argument that opposes an opposing argument--addresses counterargument | 72 | |
| 6691480436 | propaganda | The spread of new ideas and information to further a specific cause | 73 | |
| 6691480437 | premise | One or more propositions that help support a conclusion | 74 | |
| 6691480455 | parody | A humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing | 75 | |
| 6691481193 | irony | A trope in which a word or phrase is used to mean the opposite of its literal meaning (ex. I just love scrubbing the floor.) | 76 | |
| 6691481194 | counterargument | An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward | 77 | |
| 6691481195 | concession | An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable | 78 | |
| 6691481854 | claim | An assertion of the truth of something, typically an idea that is disputed or in doubt | 79 | |
| 6691481855 | assertion | A positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason | 80 | |
| 6691483255 | antithesis | A rhetorical term for the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses (Ex. You're easy on the eyes, hard on the heart.) | 81 | |
| 6691511571 | thesis | a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed | 82 | |
| 6691511572 | structure | the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of a text | 83 | |
| 6691511573 | style | refers to the way you put your writing together; it refers to your choice of sentence patterns, your overall choice of words, and the specific vocabulary you use | 84 | |
| 6691511574 | rhetorical modes | describes the variety conventions and purposes of the major kinds of writing. Four of the most common of rhetorical modes are exposition, argumentation, description, and narration | 85 | |
| 6691513057 | inductive reasoning | a method of reasoning that moves from specific instances to a generalization | 86 | |
| 6691513058 | juxtaposition | an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast | 87 | |
| 6691513969 | deductive reasoning | a method of reasoning from general to specific. In logic, a deductive argument is called a syllogism | 88 | |
| 6691513970 | euphemism | the substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit. | 89 | |
| 6691515156 | colloquialism | an informal expression that is more often used in casual conversation than in formal writing or speech | 90 | |
| 6691515157 | connotation | the emotional implications and associations that a word may carry, and contrast to its literal meaning | 91 | |
| 6691515158 | denotation | the direct or dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to figurative or associated meanings | 92 | |
| 6691515159 | tone | the atmosphere or emotion an author conveys. His or her attitude towards the subject | 93 | |
| 6691515838 | understatement | the act or instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restraining way that is not borne out by the facts | 94 | |
| 6691515839 | voice | the individual writing style of an author | 95 | |
| 6691515840 | pun | a play on words in which a homophone is repeated but used in a different sense. Example: "She was always game for any game." | 96 |
