Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
Literary Devices
Rhetorical Devices
100
done in a smooth, offhand manner; easily spoken; speaking too smoothly to be sincere
What is Glib
100
Hazy; vague; not clearly defined
What is Nebulous
100
an obvious exaggeration
What is hyperbole
100
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using like or as.
What is simile
100
To convince an audience by appealing to a person's credibility or character.
What is Ethos
200
Commonplace
What is banal
200
in proper proportion
What is commensurate
200
occurring by chance
What is fortuitous
200
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind WITHOUT using like or as
What is metaphor
200
Means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.
What is Pathos
300
Villainous; infamous
What is nefarious
300
to reprove mildly and kindly, but seriously
What is admonish
300
knowing everything
What is omniscient
300
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is Alliteration
300
Means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.
What is Logos
400
sad or mournful,
What is lugubrious
400
sluggish; indifferent; calm
What is phlegmatic
400
rambling
What is discursive
400
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is personification
400
Universal message of a piece
What is theme
500
Delicate skill; subtlety
What is Finesse
500
acceptable behavior
What is propriety
500
aware of
What is cognizant
500
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is Allusion
500
1. What is... 2. Connections 3. Significance (Theme/Argument)
What is the three steps of annotations
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