Persuasive Techniques Flashcards
(40 cards)
Allegory
Using a story to convey meaning. For example,
Allusion
an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Example: “Im Juliet to your Romeo”
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. For Example, Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet.
Assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each other in a sentence or phrase.
Example, “His tender heir might bear his memory”
Anaphora
repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect.
For example, “we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground”
Analogy
Comparison of things based on those things being alike in some way.
Example: someone can make an analogy between the seasons of the year and the stages of life
Sibilance
hissing sound is created in a group of words through the repetition of ‘s’ sounds. For example, “Sarah’s silly sister swallowed her sweet.”
Onamatapia
words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe. The “boom” of a firework
Metaphor
“its raining cats and dogs”
Jargon
Like slang but can be written and spoken.
Simile
“she laughed like a dog”
Anecdote
Personal story
Personification
when makeing an inatimate object human like, for example, the sun kissed my cheeks
Hyperbole
Exessesive Exaggeration
Oxymoron
a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings. For example, Organised Chaos
Colloquial Language
Everyday language
Inclusive Language
“We, Us”
Exlusive language
“You, Me, I”
Ethos
appeal to trust
Pathos
appeal to emotions
Logos
appeal to logic
Repetition
repeat certain words to grab the reader or audience’s attention.
polysyndeton
rhythm in words, example, “neither snow nor rain, heat nor gloom”
anaphora
repetition at the beginning of a sentence to create emphasis
