Lit Terms

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juxtaposition

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to put side by side or close together as two arguments, examples, or opposing examples

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rhetoric

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the art of using effectively in speaking and in writing; the art of persuasion and presentation

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rhetorical question

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a question asked only to produce an effect with no spoken answer being expected

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repetition

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the repeating of words, phrases, or grammatical constructions, a central feature of parallelism

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parallelism

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the placement of equal ideas in words, phrases, or clauses of similar types

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tone

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the mood or emotion conveyed in a piece of writing

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transition

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the placement of words or phrases between ideas to help the reader follow logical thought

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paratix and hypotaxis

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the connecting of words and phrases by use of coordinating constructions;

the connecting of words and phrases by use of subordination constructions

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allusion

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a reference (for comparitive purposes) to some event or figure in history, art, religion, mythology, or literature

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antithesis

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the conjoining of contrasting ideas; for instance, "The man was just without partiality."

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apostrophe

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breaking off discourse or argument to address some person or personified thing either present or absent

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simile

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one thing is likened to another, dissimilar thing by use of like, as, etc.

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metaphor

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changing a word from its literal meaning to one not properly applicable but analogous to it

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proof 3 kinds

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ethos: the demonstration of the spreaker's/writer's good character
pathos: playing on the audience's good feelings
logos: what we would call today "proof"

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personification

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a figure of speech in which a thing or an idea is represented as a person

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hyperbole

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exaggeration or extravagent terms used for emphasis and not intended to be understood literally

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direct address

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when a writer uses 2nd person

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paradox

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a statement that seems to be contradictory or absurd, but may in face be true, like "an honest thief"

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irony

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expression in which the intended meaning of words is direct opposite of their usual sense

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diction

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word choice

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sarcasm

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a taunting or sneering remark, jibe, or jeer which is generally ironic

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satire

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the use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony, etc. to attack or deride vices, follies, or extremeties