Rhetorical Terms #3 Flashcards
1
Q
Abusive language
A
Invective
2
Q
Contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is meant
A
Irony
3
Q
Two words, images, phrases, or ideas are compared
A
Juxtaposition
4
Q
Greek for “simple”
A
Litotes
5
Q
Main idea then phrases and causes
A
Loose sentences
6
Q
Comparison of to unlikely things
A
Metaphor
7
Q
Greek for “changed label”
A
Metonymy
8
Q
Factual or setting tone
A
Mood
9
Q
Telling a story
A
Narrative
10
Q
Imitated sounds
A
Onomatopoeia
11
Q
A paradox
A
Oxymoron
12
Q
Self-contradiction
A
Paradox
13
Q
Parallel construction or structure
A
Parallelism
14
Q
To draw a reasonable conclusion from information
A
Infer
