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15 Cards in this Set
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ad hominem |
Directed to appealing, feelings or prejudice rather than intellect or reason |
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antithesis |
Rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of grammatical arrangements or words clause sentences etc |
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bombast |
Inflated pretentious language |
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concrete detail |
Highly specific particular real actual detail. Opposite of abstract |
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diction |
Choice of words in an oral or written discourse |
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farce |
A comedy that contains nonsense disregard of seriousness even tho the topic is serious |
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harangue |
A forceful sermon, lecture or tirade |
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lyrical prose |
Personal reflective prose that reveals speakers thoughts and feelings |
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metaphysical |
Term describing poetry that expresses love and life and highly intellectual |
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repetition |
Reuse of same word phrase or idea |
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syntax |
Organization of language into meaningful structure |
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transition |
Device used to link ideas |
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trope |
Generic name for a figure of speech such as image symbol simile |
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verisimilitude |
Similar to the truth. Quality of realism like a version of life or what it could have been |
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wit |
Quickness of intellectual & power of talent to say brilliant things that surprised or unexpected |
