IB 4 Rhetoric Vocab Flashcards

Question

Anadiplosis

Answer 1

Repetition of a prominent phrase or the last word (specifically, repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next) Look for: same word right after each other, usually in different sentences. ie. "The love of wicked men converts to fear / that fear to hate, and hate turns. . . ."

Answer 2

Repetition of a word at the beginning/same place of a clause/phrase. Look for: the same word in the same place ie. "we cannot dedicate--we cannot consecrate--we cannot hallow--this ground."

Answer 3

Yoda speech--inversion of conventional word order. Look for: unusual word order. ie. "Only once you live" vs. You only live once.

Answer 4

Expressing a single idea by usuing two nouns instead of a noun and its qualifier; a method of amplification that adds force. Look for: two nouns joined by AND "Angels and ministers of grace defend us!"

Answer 5

When one interprets what one has just said--redefinition or self-interpretation. Look for: redundancy and "that is to say" ie. "'I've eaten the plums, that is to say, the plums are gone."

Answer 6

When one part of speech governs other part of a sentence Look for: one verb describing several nouns ie. "He carried a strobe light and the responsibility for the lives of his men."

Answer 7

Speaking as someone else, often to bring others' points of view into one's own speech. Look for quotes when the person is talking to themselves. ie. "What they say is... But I say...Opponents of this issue..."

Answer 8

Deliberating with oneself as though in doubt over some matter; asking oneself or rhetorically asking one's hearers what the best way is to approach something. Look for: questions posed by the author directed at the author. ie. "Must I then part ways with the only world I know?"

Answer 9

A declaration of impossibility, usually in terms of an exaggerated comparison. Look for: hyperboles "Pigs will fly before Gerard Butler will marry me."

Answer 10

The repetition of a word or phrase whose meaning changes in the second instance. Look for: words with double connotations "If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm"

Answer 11

Exaggeration done in a self-aggrandizing manner, as a braggart. Look for: bombastic/self-centered "Best music this side of Berthoud"

Answer 12

Threatening or prophesying payback for ill doing. Look for: Threats and no hope ie. "What you've done today to these innocent people will haunt you tonight. There's no one to run to, no where to go..."

Answer 13

Rejecting an argument through ridiculous comparison. Look for: Sarcasm/hyperboles ie. "Asking the government to have better parliamentarians is like asking a dog to quit marking his territory."

IB 4 Rhetoric Vocab Flashcards

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