Rhetorical Decices #5 Flashcards
The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another
Semantics
The consideration of style has two purposes:
An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices
Classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors
Style
The word or a clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either renaming or describing it
Subject Complement
Contains a subject and a verb, but does not express a complete thought
Subordinate Clause
A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion
Syllogism
Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else
Symbolism
A type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole, the whole for a part, the genus for the species, the species for the genus, the material for the thing made, or in short, any portion , section, or main quality for the whole or the thing itself
Synecdoche
The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences
Syntax
The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life
Theme
The sentence or a group of sentences that directly expresses the author’s opinion, purpose, meaning, or position
Thesis
Describes the author’s attitude toward his material, the audience, or both
Tone
A word or phrase that links different ideas
Transition
The ironic minimizing of fact
Understatement
An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece
Undertone
Intellectually amazing language that surprises and delights
Wit
