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- Ancedote
- The retelling of a brief incident that may illustrate or prove a point made in an argument
- invective
- an emotionally violent attack, using strong and critical language, on an individual or an institution
- oxymoron
- a two word expression of seeming contradiction
- Ambiguity
- unclear
- connotation
- The meaning that a word suggests or implies. A connotation includes the emotions or associations that surround a word. For example, the word modern strictly means "belonging to recent times," but the word's connotations can include such notions as "new, up to date, experimental."
- assertion
- opinions stated as facts. The basis of all arguments. THey are always arguable
- paradox
- a reconciliation of opposites;a true statement that seems contradictory. (it was the best of times; it was the worst of times
- Rhetorical question
- a question asked to make a point. The speaker already knows the answer to the question, and he asks the wuestion to remind his audience of this answer
- metaphor
- A direct comparison, sometimes implied
- Repetition
- the act of repeating
- symbol
- a figure that represents an abstract idea. Through visualization we better understand an abstract idea. ( the mockingbird, an innocent bird who hurts nothing reps tom robinson)
- polysyndeton
- over abundance. Alot of (ands)
- anaphora
- # The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs;
- balanced sentence
- in grammar, a sentence with two clauses or phrases of fairly equal in length and strength for clarity
- Hyperbole
- A deliberate exaggeration for effect. One nature writer said of the screech owl, that if it could, it would devour the whole world.-exaggeration
- antithesis
- the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas, as in "Give me liberty or give me death."
- Epistrophe
- a figure of speech and the counterpart of anaphora. It is the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences. It is an extremely emphatic device because of the emphasis placed on the last word in a phrase or sentence.
- concrete detail
- specific nouns, verbs and modifiers that allow the reader or listener to visualize exactly what the speaker depicts.
- simile
- an indirect comparison using like or as
- parrallelism
- repeated structure of a sentence
- juxtaposition
- a device by which a writer or speaker juxtaposes, or places two items side by side. This is done to create an ironic contrast of effect.
- diction
- 1. Choice and use of words in speech or writing.
- jargon
- Speech or writing having unusual or pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning.
- Colloquialism
- a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
- allusion
- indirect references to works, events or figures that the author assumes the reader i s familar with. most common are the bible and greek mythology
- Generalization
- An assertion about a group or class which implies that every member of that group or class shares a common characteristic.
- contrast
- to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures
- archetype
- original model of type after when other similar things are patterned; a prototype such as damsel in distress
- pathos
- An appeal to the emotions
- tricolon
- A tricolon (pl. tricola) is a sentence with three clearly defined parts (cola) of equal length, usually independent clauses and of increasing power.( i came ; i saw; i conquered)