Tone/Attitude
Key Terminology
Tone/Attitude
Key Terminology
Both
100
exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain/grief
What is bitter
100
Specific word choice
What is Diction
100
Odd, eccentric
What is Quizzical
100
Argumentation,an assertion of something as fact
What is Claim
100
seeing the worst sides to everything
What is Pessimistic
200
Solemn wonder
What is Awe
200
Literary, historical,religious, or mythological reference
What is Allusion
200
Hot-tempered, easily angered
What is Choleric
200
the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
What is Assonance
200
The central or dominant idea of a work
What is Theme
300
Learned, Scholarly
What is Erudite
300
Arguer evades or ignores the real question
What is Logical Fallacy
300
Offensive in speech/gesture
What is Ribald
300
Characters, behavior or setting demonstrates multiple levels of meaning and significance
What is Allegory
300
the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking
What is Rhetoric
400
Air of condescension
What is Patronizing
400
the contrast between what is stated and what is really meant
What is Irony
400
Intense use of sarcasm
What is Caustic
400
Writing in praise of a dead person, most often inscribed upon a headstone
What is Epitaph
400
Treating a subject with honor/respect
What is Reverent
500
polite and obedient in order to gain something
What is obsequious
500
a term identifying the diction of the common, ordinary folks, especially in a specific area/region
What is Colloquial
500
optimistic, cheerful
What is Sanguineous
500
Specialized or technical language of a trade,profession, or similar group
What is Jargon
500
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
What is Appeals
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