Diction
The literal dictionary definition of a word?
What is denotation?
Comparing something without using like or as
Example: My feet are ice.
What is a metaphor?
Repeating a word or clause at the beginning of several sentences or clauses in a row.
Example:
In every cry of every Man,
In every infant's cry of fear- Wm Blake
What is anaphora?
The use of word which imitates a sound.
Example: rustle, cree-cree-creek, moo
What is onomatopoeia?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos- and the inventor
What are Aristotle's appeals?
The associations of the word opposed to the definition; an implied meaning. Consider the differences between kill, slay, and vanquish.
What is connotation?
*caution: can be phrased as a simile or metaphor but is more specific.
Example: His touch is like kryptonite to me as I wither up.
What is an allusion?
The repetition of the same work or phrase with two contrary meanings.
Example:
Nothing can be made from nothing- Wm Shakespeare
Dad joke: Working hard or hardly working?
What is antistasis?
The repetition of the same initial sound in a row or in close proximity to each other.
Example: Gradually grandmother grates Gruyere for the casseroles.
What is alliteration?
An example which runs opposite a generalization thus falsifying a syllogism.
Example:
P- All mammals give live birth.
P- Platypuses are mammals.
P- Platypuses lay eggs.
Con- Therefore, Sid's argument is unsound.
What is Counterexample?
The words used by a particular group of people, particularly those in a profession or involved in a certain activity.
What is jargon?
Giving inanimate objects human traits.
Example: The sapling reached out to Helen as she strolled by the moonlit path.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several sentences or clauses in a row.
Example:
This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth.
What is epistrophe?
When words at the finality rhyme.
Example: Roses are red, violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet, and so are you.
What is end rhyme?
An argument in which it is thought that the premises provide reasons supporting the probable truth of the conclusion.
What is Inductive Reasoning
The ordinary or familiar type of conversation often with adages, such as "head over heels" or "up for grabs"
What is colloquial?
Using heavy description to activate any of the five senses.
Example: Chris collapsed on the ground. The grass tickled his legs as his muscles burned, the cold sweat poured off his brow.
What is imagery?
When the ending of a sentence is used as the beginning of the next to increase intensity.
Example:
Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; etc.- Dr. King
What is gradatio?
A regular pattern of the syllables in lines of poetry.
What is meter?
When you accepts at least part or all of an opposing viewpoint.
What is a concession?
The language or dialect of a certain group of people, the common speech like translating a book into another language or even a dialect.
What is vernacular?
Replacing an actual word or idea with a related word or concept.
Example: The United States and Britain met together to discuss the new treaty.
What is metonymy?
Use words or similar phrases to effectively repeat the same idea with different wording.
Example: We must come together as a nation to unite.
What is tautology?
A pattern of unstressed, stressed syllables 5 times.
Shakespeare wrote his sonnets in it.
What is iambic pentameter?
Fallacy example:
If students are required to wear uniforms to school, they will do less shopping, thus impacting the economy.
What is slippery slope?