Rhetorical Terms
Rhetorical Terms
Rhetorical Terms
Rhetorical Terms
Rhetorical Terms
100
The author's attitude toward his subject often referred to in literature?
What is tone
100
The interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning.
What is connotation
100
A sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit. This type of literary element is developed throughout a piece of writing.
What is extended metaphor
100
A verbally abusive attack
What is invective
100
The repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or characters
What is motif
200
A work that functions on a symbolic level called?
What is allegory
200
The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example called?
What is deduction
200
An extreme exaggeration? Hint: The opposite of understatement.
What is hyperbole
200
An unexpected twist; contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen
What is irony
200
A word that sounds like the sound they represent
What is onomatopoeia
300
A reference to another literary work
What is allusion
300
This rhetorical strategy helps author's create tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning.
What is diction
300
The total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature?
What is imagery
300
A appeal deals with the process of reasoning
What is logic
300
A combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings
What is oxymoron
400
The presentation of two contrasting images Hint: The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs.
What is antithesis
400
A piece of writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. Hint: A ______________ work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns.
What is didactic
400
The process that moves from a given series of specifics to generalizations
What is induction
400
A word or phrase used to compare two unlike things (objects, ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc.)
What is metaphor
400
The aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience
What is pathos
500
The relationship an author has toward his or her subject, and/or his or her audience
What is attitude
500
A more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something
What is euphemism
500
A conclusion one can draw from the presented details
What is inference
500
A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea
What is metonymy
500
The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts
What is personification
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