Verbs of Rhetoric
Verbs of rhetoric
Diction Terms
Diction/Syntax
Syntax
100
to break apart; to look at component parts of a text in order to understand an aspect of the whole.
What is Analyze
100
to state indirectly; to have a logical sequence.
What is imply
100
a word that signifies a general concept, an idea, or a condition that is intangible.
what is abstract
100
The specialized language of a professional, occupational, or other group.
What is Jargon
100
The contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses.
What is Antithesis
200
to depict something in a certain way; to give specific characteristics of someone or something.
What is characterization
200
to put in more common, less complex language.
What is paraphrase
200
a word that specificies what is tangible, something we can know with one or more of our five senses.
What is Concrete Diction?
200
A recently invented phrase or word
What is neologism
200
The listing of words, phrases, or clauses without the use of a typically occurring conjunction.
What is Asyndeton
300
to make a statement of fact, something you intend to prove.
What is claim
300
to reject
What is rebuff
300
The implied or understood meaning of a word and its association
What is connotation
300
An old-fashioned word or expression that has passed out of usage.
What is Archaism
300
The use of a conjunction after each word, phrase, or clause in a list.
What is Polysyndeton
400
to draw distinctions, to make more evident, to lessen confusion.
What is clarify
400
to give reasons and examples for a statement of fact or a claim.
What is support
400
the literal or dictionary definition of a word (think d for dictionary).
What is denotation
400
The exact repetition of the first few words or phrases at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses.
What is Anaphora
400
The purposeful creation of a statement with more than one possible meaning.
What is Ambiguity
500
to give added importance or weight to something.
What is emphasize
500
to set a foundation for, to base a claim on an observation
What is establish
500
words or phrases used in casual conversation and given new, informal meanings, often associated with particular regions in the country.
What is colloquialism
500
Repetition of the same words at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.
What is Epistrophe
500
A reversal of the usual order of words
What is Inversion
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