Rhetorical Terms 1

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

Using character/ story elements to represent an abstraction to the literal meaning; deals with moral truth and generalization

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

Repetition of sounds; reinforces meaning and supply’s a musical sound

Question 3

Allusion

Answer 3

Reference to a commonly known person or event

Question 4

Ambiguity

Answer 4

Multiple meanings of a word, phrase, etc

Question 5

Analogy

Answer 5

Similarity or comparison between two things; establishes familiarity

Question 6

Antecedent

Answer 6

Word or phrase referred to by a pronoun

Question 7

Aphorism

Answer 7

Terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle

Question 8

Apostrophe

Answer 8

Directly addresses and absent person or personified thing

Question 9

Atmosphere

Answer 9

Emotional mood established by setting an writing; foreshadowing

Question 10

Clause

Answer 10

Contains both a subject and verb

Question 11

Colloquial

Answer 11

Use of slang in writing

Question 12

Conceit

Answer 12

Fanciful expression, form of metaphor or analogy; displays intellectual cleverness

Question 13

Connotation

Answer 13

Non-literal meaning of a word

Question 14

Denotation

Answer 14

Literal meaning of a word

Question 15

Diction

Answer 15

Style of writers word choices; formal or informal