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33 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration |
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected |
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Antimetabole |
The repetition of word in successive clauses, but in transposed order |
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Anadipiosis |
The repetition of the last word of a preceding clause/ A type of repetition in which the last words of a sentence are used to begin the next sentence |
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Anaphora |
The repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of a successive clause |
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Anthimeria |
The use if a member if one word class as if it were a member of another, thus altering its meaning |
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Antithesis |
A person or thing that the direct opposite of someone or something else |
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Asyndeton |
The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence |
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Climax |
The most intense, exciting or important point of something; culmination or apex. |
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Concession |
A literary device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by ones opponent. |
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Connotation |
An idea/feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal/primary meaning |
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Counter Argument |
An argument/set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea/theory developed in another argument |
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Cumulative Sentence |
Type of sentence in which the main idea is elaborated by the successive addiction of modifying clauses/phrases |
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Ethos |
The characteristic spirit of a culture, era or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations; appeal to ethics |
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Epistrophe |
The same word returns at the end of teach sentence |
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Inversion |
A change in the position, order, or relationship of things so that they are the opposite of what they had been |
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Juxtaposition |
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect |
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Logos |
Literal device that can be defines as using logic |
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Metaphor |
a comparison without using "like or "as" |
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Metonymy |
A word/phrase that is used to stand in for another word |
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Parallelism of words, phrases, and clauses |
using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance |
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Periodic sentence |
A sentence whose main clause is with held until the end |
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Periphrasis |
Stylistic device that can be defines as the use of excessive and longer words to convey a meaning which could have been conveyed with shorter expression/ in a few words |
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Persona |
A voice or assumed role of a character that represents the thoughts of writing |
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Polemic |
A written or spoken statement that strongly criticizes or defends a particular idea, opinion or person |
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Propaganda |
Information, especially of biased/ misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular cause of p.o.v. |
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Refutation |
The negation of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, through contradicting evidence |
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Rhetoric |
A technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form |
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Scheme |
Figures of speech that deal with word order, syntax, letters and sounds rather than the meaning of words |
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Speaker |
A voice in a poem; person/ thing that is speaking |
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Synecdoche |
A figure of speech where part of something is used to represent the whole thing |
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Zeugma |
A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses |
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Hortative Sentence |
A choice of words that encourage action |
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Imperative Sentence |
a sentence used to command,enjoin, implore or entreat |
