Semester One Study Guide Flashcards
logos definition
appeals to reader’s sense of logic using data and facts
ethos definition
appeals to reader’s sense of ethics, and determines the writer’s credibility
pathos definition
appeals to the reader’s sense of emotion
paradox definition
a seemingly contradictory statement that is opposed to common sense, and yet is still true
anaphora definition
deliberate repetition of the beginning of a sentence
asyndenton definition
a sentence in which the author purposely leaves out conjunctions
polysyndenton definition
several coordinating conjunctions used in succession for emphasis
litote definition
a discreet way of saying something unpleasant
bathos definition
a sudden drop in level
allusion definition
indirect reference or referral to a famous historical event, person or place
tone definition
author’s attitude toward the subject of the paper
antithesis definition
when a writer employs two sentences or phrases of contrasting meanings in close proximity
euphemism definition
a nicer way of saying something unpleasant
extended metaphor definition
a metaphor that continues throughout a novel: allegory
periodic sentence definition
a sentence where the main clause comes at the end
loose sentence definition
the main clause is followed my subordinate clauses
understatement definition
a way of downplaying something bigger
rhetorical question definition
a question used to make a point rather than elicit an answer
analogy definition
a comparison between two things, typically based on their structure
point of view definition
the author’s opinion on the subject at hand
parallelism definition
the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same, or similar in structure
epithet definition
characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing, used in the place of a name
chiasmus definition
verbal pattern in which the second half of the sentence mirrors the first part, but with parts reversed
apostrophe definition
a writer or speaker detaches themselves from reality and addresses an imaginary character
