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38 Cards in this Set
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Polemic |
Diatribe (criticism) Tirade (anger) against someone or something |
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Appositive |
Noun/phrase that provides information |
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Metonymy |
Substitution of a representative word Ex. "Suits" for all executive business |
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Synecdoche |
Part stands for whole Ex. "Drive a stick" for a kind of car |
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Asyndeton |
Using no conjunctions for affect (A- prefix meaning no or N/A) |
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Polysyndeton |
Using many conjunctions for effect (Poly- prefix for many) |
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Anti-thesis |
Idea developed w/ oppositions Binary (two-fold, dual) |
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Anaphora |
Repeating 1st words in sentence sequence |
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Epistrophe |
Repetition of LAST words of sequence |
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Apostrophe |
Address to the dead, gods, etc. |
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Understatment |
Minimization for effect |
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Overstatement |
Exaggeration for effect |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration |
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Litnotes |
Ironic understatement Ex. "Not my best choice" "Not my first road" |
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Inductive |
Infer general idea from particular instances |
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Deductive |
Infer particular instances from general idea |
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Analogy |
Comparison for arguing Illustration purposes |
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Allusion |
Reference to a well-known creative work |
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Paradox |
Seeming contradiction that points to a truth |
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Oxymoron |
Two contradictory words/ideas combined |
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Anecdote |
Small story |
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Allegorical |
Symbolic |
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Allegory |
Symbolic tale/narrative Myth Fable |
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Alliteration |
1st CONSONANTS repeated in sequence |
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Assonance |
VOWEL sounds within words repeated |
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Euphemism |
Pleasant-sounding substitute word Grandiloquence Nice way of saying something |
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Ethos |
Appeal to credibility |
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Logos |
Appealing to logic |
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Pathos |
Appeal to feeling |
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Colloqualism |
Slang Informal language |
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Archiac diction |
Old fashioned words |
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Jargon |
Specialized language Gibberish Synonym for colloqualism |
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Connotation |
Associated meaning Undertone |
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Denotation |
Dictionary definition |
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Syllogism |
Reasoning derived from 2 propositions
Deductive reasoning |
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Rhetorical questions |
Asked for effect not to answer |
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Foil |
A character who provides contrasts to another |
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Juxtaposition |
Pairing for effect (usually contrast) |
