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29 Cards in this Set
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Rhetorical |
the effective use of language |
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Rhetorical Mode |
a strategy, a way or method of presenting a subject through writing or speech |
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Decorum |
fitting in with ones audience |
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Virtue |
appealing to ones audience |
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Concession |
like a counterclaim, where one acknowledges their opponents views |
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Identity Strategy |
identifying ones audience |
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Commonplace |
a factor that connects the audience |
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Diction |
word choice |
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Figurative |
the nature of involving a figure of speech |
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Literal |
true to fact, being actually such |
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Consonance |
repetition of sounds within words of a phrase |
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Pun |
play on words |
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Oxymoron |
two contradicting things within one word |
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Allegory |
a representation of an abstract idea/meaning through concrete things or materials |
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Anecdote |
short personal story |
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Paradox |
contradicting statement that seems absurd but usually pocesses some truth |
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Analogy |
a similarity between features of two things (apples and oranges, both are fruits, but theyre completely different at the same time) |
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Satire |
use of irony and/or sarcasm to make fun of important topics ex. politics, history, etc. |
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Conflict |
a struggle between two things, can be internal or external |
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Elements of Plot |
the authors arrangement of events setting, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution |
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Foil |
two characters that contrast each other |
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Characterization |
creating characters, giving them identifiable traits |
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Dichotomy |
division into parts, subdivisions |
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Parallelism |
a comparison |
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Juxtaposition |
two things seen close together with contrasting effect |
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Irony |
a statement/outcome that is contradictory to what was expected |
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Implicit |
implied, potentially contained |
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Explicit |
leaving nothing implied, everything is fully and clearly expressed |
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Foreshadow |
a hint into where the story is going or a twist in the storyline |
