List 4 Flashcards
Definition- an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
“an allusion to Shakespeare”
Example- reference to, mention of, suggestion of, hint to, intimation of, comment on, remark on
“the town’s name is an allusion to its founding family”
More Information- the practice of making allusions, esp. as an artistic device.
Allusion
Definition- amplification: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail;
Example- a few remarks added in amplification and defense”
More Information- an elaboration of the sketch followed”
Elaboration
Definition- a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Example-
the process of arriving at some conclusion that, though it is not logically derivable from the assumed premises, possesses some degree of probability relative to the premises.
More Information- deduction, conclusion, reasoning, conjecture, speculation, guess, presumption, assumption,
Inference
Definition-
In grammar, parallelism, also known as parallel structure or parallel construction, is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.
Example- It is by logic we prove, but by intuition we discover.
More information- Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious.
Parallel Structure
Definition- Words and phrases that help readers see, hear, taste, feel, or smell what the author is describing.
Example- of or pertaining to the senses or sensation.
More Information- Physiology . noting a structure for conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in sensation, as a nerve.
Sensory Detail
Definition- an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
Example- A discussion involving differing points of view; debate: They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation.
More Information- a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn’t follow his argument.
Argument
