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Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

Memorize Rhetorical Terms and Understand Examples (49 cards)

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Tropes

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One of two kinds of speech; MEANING is altered from the usual or expected

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Schemes

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One of two kinds of speech; WORD ORDER is altered from the usual or expected. Includes balance, word order, addition, omission, repetition, and sound

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Pun

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Play on words

Tropes

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Metaphor

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Comparison of unlike things without the use of like or as

Tropes

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Simile

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Comparison of unlike things using like or as

Tropes

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Personification

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Gives something nonhuman human characteristics

Tropes

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Pathetic Fallacy

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Gives human qualities to a force of nature

Tropes

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Animism

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Gives animal qualities (not uniquely human) to an inanimate object
(Tropes)

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Irony

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the use of words to convey a meaning other than its literal meaning
(Tropes)

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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis

Tropes

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Litotes

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Intensifies an idea by understatement

Tropes

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Synecdoche

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A part of something is used to stand for the whole day

Tropes

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Metonymy

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Name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
(Tropes)

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Oxymoron

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Combination of contradictory terms

Tropes

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Paradox

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A statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth
(Tropes)

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Onomatopoeia

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Use of words to imitate sounds

Tropes

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Rhetorical Question

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A question that is not answered by the writer

Tropes

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Apostrophe

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When a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality
(Tropes)

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Symbol

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An object or action that stands for something else

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Parallelism

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Similiar or related ideas in similar grammatical structures

Schemes - Balance

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Chiasmus

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First clause or phrase is reversed in the second; sometimes repeats same words
(Schemes - Balance)

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Climax

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Arranging ideas in order of importance from the least to the most important
(Schemes - Balance)

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Antithesis

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The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas

Schemes - Balance

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Juxtaposition

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Normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to another, often creating an effect of surprise and wit
(Schemes - Balance)

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Anastrophe
Word order is reversed or rearranged | Schemes - Word Order
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Antimetabole
the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first (Schemes - Word Order)
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Apposition
The placing next to a noun another noun or phrase that explains it (Schemes - Addition)
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Parenthesis
The insertion of words, phrases, or sentences that is not syntactically related to the rest of the sentence. (Schemes - Addition)
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Zeugma
Use of one word to govern of modify two or more words although its use is grammatically or logically correct with only one (Schemes - Ommission)
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Syllepsis
A construction in which one word seems to be in the same relation to two or more other words but in fact is not (Schemes - Ommission)
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Asyndeton
Conjections are omitted | Schemes - Ommission
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Ellipsis
The deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context (Schemes - Ommission)
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Anadiplosis
Rhetorical repetition of the word or phrase that ends one phrase at the beginning of the next phrase (Schemes - Repetition)
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Polysyndeton
The repetition of conjunctions | Schemes - Repetition
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Anaphora
Repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentence (Schemes - Repetition)
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Epistrophe
Repetition of the same word or group of word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses (Schemes - Repetition)
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Alliteration
Repetition of same constantant sound at the beginning of successive words (Schemes - Sound)
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Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds with words | Schemes - Sound
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Consonance
Words at the ends of verses in which the final consonants in the stressed syllables agree but the words precede then differ (Schemes - Sound)
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Euphony
Creates a pleasing effect by combining words or phonetic elements in spoken words to produce harmonious sounds (Schemes - Sound)
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Cacophony
Creates a harsh effect by combining words that emphasize guttural, coarse sounds (Schemes - Sound)
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Parasynesthesia
The concurrent appeal to or response of two or more senses
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Allusion
Reference in literature to something outside of the work
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Epigram
A brief, pointed saying that has the nature of a proverb
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Euphemism
Using a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing, or painful one
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Epithet
Term used to characterize a person or thing
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Parody
Humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature
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Satire
A matter of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions
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Sarcasm
Personal, jeering ridicule that is intended to hurt individuals

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