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24 Cards in this Set
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What is pathos?
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One of Aristotle's three modes of persuasion- an appeal to an audience's emotions
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What (sets of) emotions does Aristotle talk about in his book?
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1. Anger and Calmness
2. Friendship and Enmity 3. Fear and Confidence 4. Shame and Shamelessness 5. Kindness and unkindness 6. Pity 7. Indignation 8. Envy 9. Emulation |
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What are the two ways of appealing to pathos?
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1. Explicit/overt
Narration (telling a story) 2.Implicit/subtle Rhetorical Devices |
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What are the seven rhetorical devices?
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1. Metaphor
2. Simile 3. Personification 4. Alliteration 5. Anaphora 6. Antithesis 7. Ultimate Terms |
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Metaphor
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Compares two different things by speaking of one in terms of the other or by asserting that one thing is another
Comprised of a tenor (subject) and vehicle (the expression) |
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Simile
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A comparison of two different things that resemble each other in at least one way without asserting that one thing is another
Comprised of a vehicle (the expression) and tenor (subject) Typically uses "like" to compare nouns, "as" to compare verbs and "more than"/"less than" |
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Personification
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A specific type of metaphor that has an inanimate object, idea or animal having human attributes
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Alliteration
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The repetition of a consonant or vowel sounds (or letter) at the beginning of words
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Juxtaposed alliteration
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When words immediately following one another alliterate
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Anaphora
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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
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What is pathos?
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One of Aristotle's three modes of persuasion- an appeal to an audience's emotions
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What (sets of) emotions does Aristotle talk about in his book?
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1. Anger and Calmness
2. Friendship and Enmity 3. Fear and Confidence 4. Shame and Shamelessness 5. Kindness and unkindness 6. Pity 7. Indignation 8. Envy 9. Emulation |
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What are the two ways of appealing to pathos?
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1. Explicit/overt
Narration (telling a story) 2.Implicit/subtle Rhetorical Devices |
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What are the seven rhetorical devices?
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1. Metaphor
2. Simile 3. Personification 4. Alliteration 5. Anaphora 6. Antithesis 7. Ultimate Terms |
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Metaphor
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Compares two different things by speaking of one in terms of the other or by asserting that one thing is another
Comprised of a tenor (subject) and vehicle (the expression) |
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Simile
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A comparison of two different things that resemble each other in at least one way without asserting that one thing is another
Comprised of a vehicle (the expression) and tenor (subject) Typically uses "like" to compare nouns, "as" to compare verbs and "more than"/"less than" |
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Personification
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A specific type of metaphor that has an inanimate object, idea or animal having human attributes
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Alliteration
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The repetition of a consonant or vowel sounds (or letter) at the beginning of words
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Juxtaposed alliteration
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When words immediately following one another alliterate
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Anaphora
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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
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Antithesis
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Establishes a contrasting relationship between opposed ideas by juxtaposing them, often in a parallel structure or balanced clauses
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Ultimate Terms
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Words that have special significance within a particular culture
God terms vs. devil terms |
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God Terms
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Words that automatically have positive meanings or connotations
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Devil Words
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Words that automatically have negative meanings or connotations
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