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Rhetorical Vocab Pt. 1 Flashcards

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Leaves out a conjunction between a list for effect

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asyndeton

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It takes an important word in a statement from anywhere in the statement and repeats it again.

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Conduplicatio

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Intentionally giving a lesser description

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Understatement

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Extreme Exaggeration

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hyperbole

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contrasting any of the parts of a statement

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antithesis

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hypophora

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asking a question and then answering it

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rhetorical question

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asking a question and the answer is implied

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procatalepsis

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stating something and then objecting to the statement as if the speaker anticipates the audience’s concerns

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allusion

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a reference to a well-known event, place, or person

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eponym

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referring to a specific famous person to compare his or her attributes to someone else.

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exemplum

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providing the reader an example to prove your point

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anadiplosis

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takes the last word of a sentence or phrase and repeats next to the beginning of the next sentence or phrase

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aphorism

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a short statement that gives an observation about life

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idiom

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a statement that makes no literal sense but has a meaning you understand

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paradox

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a statement that seems self-contradictory but later reveals a truth

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anecote

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a brief story meant to prove a point

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personification

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giving things human characteristics

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aporia

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a device a writer uses to express doubt about an idea; it can also be used to show the many sides of an argument

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amplification

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writers repeat something they just said while adding more detail

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parataxis

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a series of clauses without correct punctuation

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Synecdoche

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using a part of something instead of referring to the whole

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metonymy

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referring to something closely related to the actual object, person, or thing

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hyperbaton

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arrange words in a sentence in an unexpected order (word inversion)

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Transcendentalism

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A 19th-century idealistic philosophical and social movement that taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity

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Romanticism
an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1840. The movement valued feeling over reason
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zeugma
a device in which unexpected items in a sentence are linked together by shared words.
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didactic
its primary goal is to teach the reader a lesson
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genre
type or kind
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motif
recurring images, symbols, themes, or characters
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Denotation
a word's literal meaning
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Connotation
the association evoked by words beyond its literal meaning. It reflects broad cultural associations (ethos)
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Logos
rhetorical appeal focusing on logic
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ethos
rhetorical appeal focusing on ethics (what is accepted among people who live in same time and place)
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pathos
rhetorical appeal focusing on emotions
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allegory
type of narrative that has two levels of meaning: surface and deeper
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ambiguity
result of something being stated in such a way that its meaning cannot be determined definitely
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Syntax
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
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linguistics
the science of language the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. The study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English Syntax
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dissemination
as in "of ideas" to scatter; to disperse or spread
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jargon
language used by a particular group (teachers saying we are giving a TLI or a Chunk Test or referring to an "AYP"
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Discourse
1. thoughts, statements, or dialogue of individuals especially characters in a literary work. 2. the language in which a subject or area of knowledge is discussed
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catharsis (noun) cathartic (adj)
the emotional effect a drama has on its audience/the purging of emotions or relieving emotional tensions especially through certain kinds of art like drama and music
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epiphany
insight or revelation gained when one suddenly understands
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epitaph
an inscription on a tomb to commemorate the deceased
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sententia
fancy term for a quotation of life saying
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maxim
wise saying
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analogy
a comparison of the similar characteristics of two unlike things
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antagonist
character who opposes protagonist
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apostrophe
addressing or speaking to some abstract quality or non-human entity
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archetype
story or pattern repeated from generation to generation
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assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
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colloquial
language that is informal or familiar to a group of people
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consonance
where a poet repeats the identical consonant sounds typically in the last syllable of words
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doppelganger
a German phrase that asserts that for each person there exists an exact replica, a shadow image.
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elegy
a poem that reflects upon death
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enjambment
occurs when a poet continues the grammatical sentence into the next line
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epanalepsis
repetition of the beginning at the end of a clause or sentence
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hubris
a Greek term that means excessive pride
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juxtaposition
the placement of items close together often for purposes of contrasting or comparison
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stance
attitude author has toward the audience
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Chiasmus (inverted parallelism)
a figure of speech in which a grammatical structure is repeated but in inverse order/a reversal of ideas expressed in parallel clauses or phrases
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situational irony
contrast between what you think will happen and what actually happens
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dramatic irony
the audience knows something the characters do not
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verbal irony
contrast between what is stated and what is meant
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pedantic
overly concerned in one's learning
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euphemism
substitution of words that sounds not as harsh
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anachronism
something or someone not in correct time period
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colloquialism
informal speech of expression "I wasn't born yesterday
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invective
insulting or abusive words or expressions
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discernible
distinguishable
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ambiguity
unclear; doubtful
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nostalgic
sentimental yearning for the happiness felt in a former time, place or situation.
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simile
comparing two things to clarify how they are alike... uses words like or as
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metaphor
comparing two things without using like or as

Rhetorical Vocab Pt.1 (2 decks)

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