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13 Cards in this Set
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Ad Hominem Arguement |
An argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue |
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Anecdote |
A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event |
Short story where you're trying to make a point |
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Chiasmus |
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed |
Ex: "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you" |
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Epithet |
A term used to point out a characteristic of a person |
Ex: the BRAVE Odysseus, the MAGNIFICENT Houdini |
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Homily |
A sermon or moralistic lecture |
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Idiom |
An expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect |
Ex: catch my drift? |
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Invective |
An intensive vehement, highly emotional verbal attack |
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Synecdoche |
Using one part of an object to represent the entire object |
Ex: check out my wheels (look at my car) |
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Synesthesia |
Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another |
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Syntax |
The manner in which words are arranged into a sentence |
Style, sentence length |
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Tautology |
Needless repetition which adds no meaning or inderstanding |
Ex: I'm sad because I'm sad. |
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Trite |
Overused and hackneyed |
Not very good |
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Vernacular |
The everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage |
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