Rhetorical Terms
Rhetoric
Literature
Diction
Writing
100
Substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant
What is euphemism?
100
Word choice
What is diction?
100
This first American poet used an extended metaphor in a poem about her house
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
100
Words that sound alike but have different meanings
What are homonyms?
100
The single sentence that explains the purpose of the essay
What is thesis?
200
An idea that contradicts but also has some truth within it
What is paradox?
200
The writer's appeal to reason
What is logos?
200
Author who used allusions to song of the sirens and betrayed with a kiss in the same speech
Who is Patrick Henry?
200
Relationship between ABSTRACT and CONCRETE
What are antonyms?
200
Taking the author's words and restating them using our own words
What is paraphrase?
300
A question not answered by the writer because its answer is obvious or obviously desired, and usually just a yes or no--used for effect or emphasis
What is rhetorical question?
300
The writer's appeal to emotions
What is pathos?
300
He wrote "To be great is to be misunderstood" in "Self-Reliance"
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
300
Relationship between TERSE and SUCCINCT
What are synonyms?
300
Condensing large amounts of information using our own words
What is summarize?
400
Historical, literary, religious, or mythical references
What is allusion?
400
The writer's appeal to the credibility and character of the speaker/writer
What is ethos?
400
Poe's goal was to create this in his stories and poems
What is a single emotional effect?
400
Dictionary definition of a word and emotional definition of a word
What are denotation and connotation?
400
To take apart a passage and put it back together
What is analyze?
500
Similarity or comparison between one familiar idea and one unfamiliar idea
What is analogy?
500
The idea that the communicator, the message, and the audience are all connected
What is rhetorical triangle?
500
This speech begins "Four score and seven years ago" and includes the Declaration's line "all men are created equal"
What is the Gettysburg Address?
500
Names chosen by authors to disguise their real identities
What are pseudonyms?
500
To quote extensively from the piece we are writing about
What is textual evidence?
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