Lang Terms

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Same sound beginning several words

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

Reference to something else

Question 3

Analogy

Answer 3

Comparison between dissimilar things, usually to simplify ideas

Question 4

Anaphora

Answer 4

Repetition of word or phrases at the beginning of a line

Question 5

anecdote

Answer 5

Brief story to illustrate a point

Question 6

antimetabole

Answer 6

repetition of words in reverse order

Question 7

antithesis

Answer 7

Opposition or contrast of ideas or words in parallel construction. Ex: One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

Question 8

Arhcaic diction

Answer 8

Old fashioned use of words

Question 9

asyndeton

Answer 9

Omission of conjunction between phrases (like and)

Question 10

Audience

Answer 10

Listener, reader or viewer of text

Question 11

Complex sentence

Answer 11

includes one independent clause and one dependent clause

Question 12

Compound sentence

Answer 12

two independent clauses

Question 13

concession

Answer 13

Opposing argument may be true/reasonable

Question 14

connotation

Answer 14

Meaning of words beyond dictionary definition. Ex: slim vs. skinny

Question 15

context

Answer 15

Circumstances of the speech/paper

Question 16

counterargument

Answer 16

Opposing argument

Question 17

cumulative sentence

Answer 17

Completes main idea of sentence then builds/adds on

Question 18

diction

Answer 18

Speakers choice of words to add to the message

Question 19

ethos

Answer 19

Character, demonstrate credibility

Question 20

figurative language

Answer 20

nonliteral language

Question 21

hortative sentence

Answer 21

Urges, implores, or calls to action

Question 22

hyperbole

Answer 22

Exaggeration or overstatement to make a point

Question 23

imagery

Answer 23

describing how something looks, feels, tastes

Question 24

imperative sentence

Answer 24

sentence to command or enjoin, necessary action

Question 25

inversion

Answer 25

inverted order of words in a sentence. Change in subject verb order. Scarcely I have got out of bed vs I had scarcely got out of bed

Question 26

irony

Answer 26

figure of speech where speaker says one thing but means something else

Question 27

juxtaposition

Answer 27

two things close together to emphasize similarities and differences

Question 28

logos

Answer 28

Logical reason

Question 29

metaphor

Answer 29

compares two things using like or as

Question 30

metonymy

Answer 30

something is represented by another thing related to it (hand is help)

Question 31

modifier

Answer 31

adverb/clause that modifies a noun

Question 32

mood

Answer 32

feeling or atmosphere in a text

Question 33

nominalization

Answer 33

Changing verb into noun (discuss into disscussion)

Question 34

occasion

Answer 34

time and place speech is ocurring

Question 35

Oxymoron

Answer 35

Paradox of two seemingly contradicting words ex: sweet sorrow

Question 36

Parallelism

Answer 36

Similarity of structure in a series of related words/phrases

Question 37

pathos

Answer 37

appealing to emotion

Question 38

periodic sentence

Answer 38

Dependent clause in front of independent clause

Question 39

persona

Answer 39

face or character of speaker

Question 40

personification

Answer 40

human qualities to inanimate things

Question 41

polysyndeton

Answer 41

Use of conjunctions continuously between phrases and clauses

Question 42

purpose/intention

Answer 42

goal of speaker to achieve

Question 43

refutation

Answer 43

denial of opposing argument

Question 44

rhetorical appeals

Answer 44

techniques used to persuade an audience (ethos, logos, pathos)

Question 45

rhetorical question

Answer 45

Question for affect rather then getting an answer

Question 46

rhetorical triangle

Answer 46

illustrates relationship between speaker, audience, and subject

Question 47

simile

Answer 47

Figure of speech to explain an idea using like or as

Question 48

SOAPS

Answer 48

Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker

Question 49

synedoche

Answer 49

figure of speech that uses parts to represent a whole (Ex: you citizens will rest the final success of failure)

Question 50

syntax

Answer 50

arrangement of words into phrases

Question 51

tone

Answer 51

attitude toward subject

Question 52

Understatement

Answer 52

presented as less often for satiric and comic affect

Question 53

zeugma

Answer 53

two different meanings of the same word (I held my breath and the car door)

Question 54

Active voice

Answer 54

Whoever does the action is the subject

Question 55

anadiplosis

Answer 55

repetition of last word of one clause at the beginning of next phrase

Question 56

anglo saxon dixon

Answer 56

words in less formal writing

Question 57

appositive

Answer 57

two elements are set side by side, the second explains/modifies the first (the living room, the biggest room in the house...)

Question 58

Assonance

Answer 58

repetition of vowel sounds in two adjacent words ex: great flakes

Question 59

Climax

Answer 59

Repetition of words in order of increasing importance

Question 60

Denotation

Answer 60

Literal definition of a word

Question 61

Jargon

Answer 61

Diction used by a specific group

Question 62

Latinate diction

Answer 62

more formal words

Question 63

litotes

Answer 63

instead of saying something directly, yo say it indirectly ex: It's not rocket science

Question 64

narrative

Answer 64

larger story line