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Rhetorical Terms Dictionary Part 1
Rhetorical Terms Dictionary Part 1
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a short, interesting story or amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point
Theme
Anecdote
Parable
Tone
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What is this an example of?
Hyperbole
Fear
Irony
Rhetoric
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What is this an example of?
Paradox
Anaphora
Assonance
Parallelism
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The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
Rhetoric
Rebuttal
Sarcasm
Satire
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What is this an example of?
Oxymoron
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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The language or vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group
Concrete Language
Jargon
Diction
Imagery
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A statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise & witty manner; A terse manner.
Metaphor
Irony
Anecdote
Aphorism
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a figure of speech sometimes represented by exclamation “O”
Statement
Exclamation
Apostrophe
Authority
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What do ethos, pathos and logos, use to persuade a reader or audience?
Pathos=Emotion Logos=Ethics Ethos=Logic
Logos=Logistics Pathos=Emotion Ethos=Entomology
Ethos=Emotion Logos=Logic Pathos=Pathology
Ethos= Ethics Logos=Reason/Logic Pathos=Emotion
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a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
Syntax
Theme
Consonance
Allegory
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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
Syntax
Jargon
Concrete Language
Didactic
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The literal/primary meaning of a word in contrast to the feelings/ideas that the word suggests
Concrete Language
Denotation
Diction
Connotation
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What is this an example of?
Juxtaposition
Irony
Rhetoric
Metaphor
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A statement that asserts something to be true.
Theme
Topic
Claim
Tone
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Whats the difference between Polysyndeton and Asyndeton?
Polysyn=Conjunctions Asyn=No Conjunctions, just commas
Polysyn=No conjunctions, just commas Asyn=Conjunctions
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It is used to emphasize a point or draw the audience's attention.
Anecdoche
Syntax
Rhetorical Questioning
Point of View
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What is this an example of?
Tone
Onomatopoeia
Symbol
Oxymoron
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What is this an example of?
Oxymoron
Anaphora
Diction
Caricature
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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
Adjective
Imagery
Diction
Elegy
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the power to determine or settle issues/disputes, the right to control, command, or determine.
Tone
Symbol
Claim
Authority
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The appearance of being true or real.
Adage
Consonance
Colloquialism
Verisimilitude
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narration, description, exposition, and argumentation are examples of?
Theme
Tone
Concrete Language
Rhetorical Modes
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What is this an example of?
Chiasmus
Euphemism
Antithesis
Aphorism
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The use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing.
Metaphor
Colloquialism
Satire
Sarcasm
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an error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece, anything that is out of time/place
Paradox
Caricature
Cacophony
Anachronism
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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Consonance
Diction
Colloquialism
Connotation
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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity
Satire
Paradox
Rhetoric
Rebuttal
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Which of these is not an example of a Tricolon?
We splashed through bogs, ate like hogs, slept like logs.
Eye it, try it, buy it.
Seeing, hearing, feeling, understanding the same world
He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid.
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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh
Metaphor
Simile
Rhetoric
Euphemism
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This is an example of?
Connotation
Aphorism
Irony
Euphemism
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What is this an example of?
Parable
Metaphor
Simile
Paradox
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What is this an example of?
Consonance
Anecdote
Paradox
Ambiguity
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identifies things perceived through the senses (touch, smell, sight, hearing, and taste)
Consonance
Imagery
Metaphor
Concrete Language
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The angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals.
Rebuttal
Point of View
Opinion
Opposition
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Which of these is not a definition of an antithesis?
literal meaning opposite
2 similar ideas put together
Intended to achieve a contrasting effect
rhetorical device in which 2 opposite ideas are put together
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a thing that represents something else, like a material object representing something abstract
Theme
Symbol
Tone
Motif
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A refutation or contradiction
Elegy
Litote
Rebuttal
Paradox
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What is this an example of?
Illusion
Allusion
Metaphor
Ambiguity
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What is this an example of?
Syntax
Metaphor
Simile
Anecdote
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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing, using like or as
Euphemism
Metaphor
Juxtaposition
Simile
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Any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story.
Motif
Symbol
Metaphor
Theme
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A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.
Motif
Parable
Oxymoron
Theme
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When a subject's distinctive features are exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect
Caricature
Cacophony
Metaphor
Connotation
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What is this an example of?
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor
Metonymy
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What is this an example of?
Alliteration
Consonance
Diction
Anaphora
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The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech
Syntax
Rebuttal
Expository
Rhetoric
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A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Adage
Allegory
Diction
Didactic
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The use of words with sharp and melodiousness sounds
Oxymoron
Cacophony
Ambiguity
Consonance
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an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience conveyed through the choice of words
Theme
Motif
Tone
Adage
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a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Parable
Synecdoche
Syntax
Rhetoric
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What is this an example of?
Parable
Parallelism
Paradox
Oxymoron
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The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
Tone
Symbol
Claim
Theme
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an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic
Pedantic
Concrete Language
Parallelism
Colloquialism
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What is this an example of?
Alliteration
Assonance
Apostrophe
Anaphora
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agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.
Claim
Metonymy
Oxymoron
Consonance
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a method of narration that describes in words the flow of thoughts in the minds of characters.
Stream of Consciousness
Tone
Consonance
Colloquialism
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Whats the difference between an Elegy and a Eulogy?
Eulogy=Poem/song Elegy=Speech
Elegy=Poem/song Eulogy=Speech
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A positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions.
Rhetoric
Irony
Litote
Opposition
