Appeals
"Vote for me for President! I'm a veteran, I've seen combat, and I've served in public office for five years."
What is Ethos?
When words or phrases are repeated at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
What is ANAPHORA?
This term refers to the arrangement of words and phrases to form sentences and shape emphasis
What is syntax?
A comparison using "like" or "as" is called what?
What is a simile?
A claim can be described as _____ if it is both ACCURATE and well-supported with EVIDENCE
What is VALID?
"Look at this adorable little boy! We need to protect our environment for kids like him!"
What is Pathos?
When grammatical structures are repeated in a pattern to add rhythm and balance, in order to make ideas memorable to an audience
What is PARALLELISM?
The deliberate repetition of grammatical structures, such as "I came, I saw, I conquered," is called what?
What is parallelism?
This device relies on exaggeration to make a point. (Example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.")
What is HYPERBOLE?
or between what you think a word should mean and what it ACTUALLY means in context, this is . . .
What is IRONY?
"Studies show that 70% of students who cheat on homework end up failing unit tests."
What is Logos?
When a speaker asks a question with an obvious answer, in order to get the audience to THINK about an issue
What is A RHETORICAL QUESTION?
Words that convey a sound
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
Giving human qualities to non-human things is called what?
What is PERSONIFICATION?
The underlying message or central idea of a story is called this
What is THEME?
"This election is the most important one of our lifetimes! This November, a vote for me is a vote just in time to save our country!"
What is Kairos?
When a writer reverses grammatical structures of successive phrases in order to emphasize the ideas
What is CHIASMUS?
What strategy is used in this sentence: "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
What is antithesis?
These expressions have a meaning that might be quite different from their literal meaning. (Example: Saying someone "kicked the bucket" to mean that they died.)
A reference to a well-known event, or work of literature, or religious text used to add meaning is called what?
What is an ALLUSION?
"Studies show that children whose parents read to them every day perform 40% better on standardized reading tests in grades K-5. Besides, what better way to end the day than cuddling on the couch with your precious babies and sharing the love of a good book?"
What are LOGOS and PATHOS?
What is UNDERSTATEMENT ?
This term refers to the kind of descriptive language that makes a text appealing to the five senses and helps the reader picture what is happening.
This devices substitutes a part of an object as a symbol of the whole thing
What is SYNECHDOCHE?
This refers to having the quality of being either unclear, or having multiple interpretations
What is AMBIGUITY?