art of persuasion; emotion (pathos), logic (logos), ethics (ethos) | ||
word choice- high, medium, low styles | ||
sentence structure- long/short, simple/compound, complex, parallel | ||
attitude the author/narrative has toward his subject- sarcastic, enthusiastic, condescending, conflicted, courteous, saucy | ||
real or assumed personality of a writer/speaker | ||
incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty logic | ||
repetition of vowel sounds in a line | ||
harmonious sounds- pleasing effect | ||
inharmonious sounds- jarring effect | ||
word that relates to a person used in place of a name | ||
a part represents the whole | ||
exaggeration for comic effect | ||
visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory | ||
witty or fanciful idea; in extended metaphor |
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