Literary and Rhetoric Terms

To your parents when they take away your phone: "What if I get stranded alone with no phone?"

Time, place, current situation, type of event

deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis

"Studies have shown that students who sit in the front of the room do better in school."

"This is not just my opinion. It is a scientific finding."

What and how the topic, content, and ideas are presented

"Unlike my opponent, I'll end this war, rebuild our military, and restore our moral standing."

Repetition of identical consonant sounds w/in 2 or more words in close proximity (peck/pickled)

A figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases (bitter-sweet, jumbo shrimp)

Repetition of the same word(s) at the beginning of successive phrases

"I am a prosecuting attorney responsible for a large staff."

the emotional attitude of a text or passage

technique of arranging words, phrases, etc. side by side making similar form or syntax

attitude of the author/creator

This pencil is thinner than a ruler, but thicker than a paper clip.

word choice: influences tone, style, and meaning

"I've learned useful skills, from my time as a Yale professor & my Library of Congress job."

the grammatical structure and arrangement of words in a sentence

An implied/suggested meaning(s) of a word because of its association within the reader's mind

when a speaker appeals to an audience's emotions to involve them in an argument or to persuade

A commercial showing starving children in Ethiopia as sad music plays.

A yellow wooden cylinder with a pink eraser on the end and a point of lead on the other.

Once upon a time, people used small sticks of lead to etch words on stone tablets.

the person(s) who reads a text or hears a speech

The presentation of two contrasting images or ideas; opposites

For the maximum benefit from a pencil, first pick it up, then put the point on paper and write.

time, place, & other events that influence how a speaker & audience understand a text or speech

appeal to the credibility & trustworthiness of a speaker's persona in influencing an audience

the literal meaning of a word as defined

The art of persuasion in writing is

the opposite of exaggeration: "That's not too bad."

What is a pencil? It is a writing implement used to etch thoughts onto paper.

Pencils can be found in the the aisle labeled "Stationery Supplies" at any grocery store.

A statement that seems to contradict itself by actually holds some truth

The voice that tells the story; who is it: age, gender, education

Ad message: "Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are cancer-causing."

The attitude of an author toward character, subject of the work, and audience

an author's use of words to appeal to any five senses

When a speaker attempts to persuade the audience based on statistics, facts, and reason

The character a speaker conveys to an audience; influenced by diction, tone, & style. (mask)

A short, simple story often used for humor or to illustrate a point

When you write an essay for forty minutes, your hand begins to ache.

A work that ridicules another work for comic effect by imitating & exaggerating its elements is

a work criticizing some aspect of human behavior or society by exaggerating it &/or using humor

Why was a piece written, spoken, presented; message; goal of author/speaker

"Since stabilizing in the mid-2009, household spending in the U.S. has grown 1 to 2 percent."

Everyone should use a pencil instead of a pen, because you can erase your mistakes.