Rhetoric Vocab 2

Question 1

Denotation

Answer 1

the literal or dictionary meaning of a word

Question 2

Example of denotation

Answer 2

a chair is a place to sit

Question 3

Dialect

Answer 3

the recreation of regional spoken language

Question 4

example of dialect

Answer 4

Southern dialect

Question 5

Diction

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the authors choice of words that creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning

Question 6

Example of diction

Answer 6

Say whats up loser to your little brother
but how are you doing today to your principal

Question 7

Didactic

Answer 7

writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. A didactic work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns

Question 8

didactic example

Answer 8

aesops fabels are are didactic works, they have moral themes to the storys.

Question 9

Discourse

Answer 9

a discussion on a specific topic

Question 10

example of discourse

Answer 10

shakespeare uses it in macbeth. Common sense thomas paine

Question 11

disequilibrium

Answer 11

a loss or lack of stability; imbalance

Question 12

example of disequilibrium

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there may be a period of imbalance in a family after a family member dies while they adjust.

Question 13

Ellipsis

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indicated by a series of three periods, the ellipsis indicates that some material has been omitted from a given text. It could be a word, a phrase, a sentence, a paragraph, or a whole sentence

Question 14

example of Ellipsis

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so… what happened?
the great gatsby- jump from a party where nick is in an elevator with another man making plans for lunch–suddenly jumps to his apartment
“ “All right.” I agreed “I’ll be glad to.” … I was standing beside his bed and he was sitting up between the sheets…..”

Question 15

Epigraph

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use of the quotation at the beginning of a work that hints to its theme

Question 16

example of epigraph

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“you are all a lost generation.”- Gertrude Stein - the beginning of the sun also rises

Question 17

Euphemism

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a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable.

Question 18

Example of Euphemism

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She let bob go = she fired bob

Question 19

Euphony

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the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work

Question 20

examples of Euphony

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Success by Emily Dickinson
Success is counted sweetest
by those who ne’er succeed
to comprehend nectar ….

Question 21

exposition

Answer 21

background information presented in a literary work

Question 22

example of exposition

Answer 22

cinderella= cinderella is good and kind unlike her stepsisters

Question 23

figurative language

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the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one

Question 24

example of figurative language

Answer 24

the sky is like a jewel box tonight

Question 25

Flashback

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a device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes

Question 26

example of flashback

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in the movie manchester by the sea, there are flashbacks into the past about what caused the main character to move away

Question 27

Form

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the shape or structure of a text/ literary work

Question 28

example of form

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howl by allen ginsberg is in the form of free verse

Question 29

Gestalt

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a whole that assumes qualities that cannot be explained as merely a sum of its parts; when the whole is somehow greater than the summation of its parts

Question 30

example of Gestalt

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five cats of different species and five dogs of different species would be grouped as cats and dogs

Question 31

Hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration, often humorous, it can also be ironic; the opposite of understatement

Question 32

example of hyperbole

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my backpack weighs tons

Question 33

Imagery

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the total effect of related sensory images in a text/work of literature

Question 34

example of imagery

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the water was a pearl-studded sea of azure tipped with turquoise

Question 35

Induction/inductive reasoning

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the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization

Question 36

Induction/inductive reasoning example

Answer 36

all of the ice we examined was cold. Therefore all ice is cold

Question 37

Inference

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making an educated assumption based on material presented to you

Question 38

example of inference

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If you notice someone making a disgusted face after they eat their lunch you can infer they don’t like it.

Question 39

Invective

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a verbally abusive attack

Question 40

example of invective

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you’re afraid of your own shadow.
Shakespeare’s comedy of errors
“He is deformed, crooked, old, and sere”

Question 41

Irony

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At the most basic sense, saying the opposite of what you mean; also used to describe situations in which the results of an action are dramatically different than intended.

Question 42

example of irony

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I do so hope there are more papers to sign

Question 43

Juxtaposition

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placing two very different things together for effect

Question 44

example of juxtaposition

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it was the best of times the worst of times it was the age of wisdom it was the age of foolishness

Question 45

Litotes

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ironic understatement where an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary.

Question 46

Examples of Litotes

Answer 46

you won’t be sorry- you’ll be glad
not too shabby- good