Rhetorical Terms 2 Flashcards
1
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Didactic
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Teaching
2
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Euphemism
A
Good speech; a polite way in saying something mean
3
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Extended Metaphor
A
Long metaphor
4
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Figurative Language
A
Writing or speech that isn’t literal
5
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Figure of Speech
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Compares dissimilar things; Produces figurative language
6
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Generic Conventions
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Traditions for each genre
7
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Genre
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Major category which all literary work fits
8
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Homily
A
Informal sermon; serious talk
9
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Hyperbole
A
Exaggeration
10
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Imagery
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Writing that evokes emotion and imagination
11
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Inference
A
Reasonable conclusion for information
12
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Invective
A
Emotionally violent verbal attack
13
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Irony
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Contrast between what is said and what is meant; verbal, situational, and dramatic
14
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Loose Sentence
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Subject then verb; Main idea comes first then phrases and clauses in a sentence
15
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Metaphor
A
Comparisons between unlikely things
