Words and Their Use Flashcards

(41 cards)

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word choice

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diction

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the ordering of words for a sentence; describes sentence structure

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syntax

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manner of expression; describes how author uses language to get his or her point across (e.g. pedantic, scientific, emotive)

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style

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attitude, mood, or sentiments revealed by the style; describes how author seems to be feeling (e.g. optimistic, ironic, playful

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tone

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stance revealed by the style and tone of the writing; expresses author’s position on topic discussed; could be as simple as “1st person narrator”

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point of view

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art of speaking or writing effectively; stylistic devices used to appeal successfully to a specific audience; persuasive in nature

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rhetoric

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speech or writing that departs from literal meaning to achieve a special effect or meaning

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figurative language

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a classical appeal to reason and logic; provides objective evidence, hard facts, statistics, or logical strategies (like cause and effect) to back up a claim

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logos

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a classical appeal to speaker’s credibility; whether author is to be believed on basis of character and expertise; ethics

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ethos

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classical appeal to emotions, values, or desires of the audience; root of what means suffering from inferiority

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pathos

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figurative language used to convey a sensory (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory) perception; synonymous with figurative language

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imagery

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overstatement or exaggeration; use of figurative language that significantly exaggerates the facts for effect; often employed for comic effect

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hyperbole

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figurative language that presents the facts in a way that makes them appear much less significant than they really are; almost always used for comic effect

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understatement

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comparison between two unlike objects, in which the two parts are connected with a term such as like or as

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simile

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a simile without a connecting term such as like or as

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metaphor

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a metaphor that lasts for longer than just one phrase or sentence

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extended metaphor

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word that represents something other than itself; meant to conjure up an another object or element

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a word’s primary or literal significance

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refers to the vast range of other meanings that a word suggests; context and author’s intent helps determine the appropriate version

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an apparent contradiction of terms; almost always involve only brief phrases

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an apparent contradiction of ideas or statements; involves situations in longer phrases

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figurative device in which inanimate objects or concepts are given human qualities

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personification

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specific type of personification wherein animals are given human qualities (think of Aesop’s fables)

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anthropomorphism

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a question whose answer is obvious; types of questions that don’t need to be answered and usually aren’t; attempt to prove something without actually presenting an argument; sometimes used as form of irony

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rhetorical question

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language that is overly rhetorical (pompous) especially when considered in context; often used by pedantic people (ostentatious learning users)
bombast
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a play on words; plays on the multiple meanings of a word or replaces one word with another that is similar in sound but very different in meaning; almost always used for comedic effect
pun
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use of figurative language where one term is substituted for another term with which it is associated
metonymy
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form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole
synecdoche
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a general idea contained in a text; either stated explicitly or only suggested; idea that is developed throughout the text
theme
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a concise, forcefully expressive statement of an opinion or a general truth
aphorism
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the unintentional use of a word that resemble the word intended but has a very different meaning
malapropism
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talking around a subject or talking around a word
circumlocution
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word or words that are used to avoid employing an unpleasant or offensive term
euphemism
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the process of stating something but meaning the opposite of what is stated
verbal irony
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a set of circumstances that wind up the opposite of how the reader would expect them to turn out or how the characters had planned
irony
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verbal irony used with the intent to injure
sarcasm
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a situation that runs contrary to what was expected
situational irony
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when something is portrayed in a way that's deliberately distorted to achieve comic effect; a critique of what is being mocked; a social or political criticism that relies heavily on irony, sarcasm, and often humor
satire
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imitation for comic effect
parody
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sharp ridicule of the behavior or character of a person or institution
lampoon
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a ludicrous exaggeration of the defects of persons or things
caricature