Imagery
this type of imagery is associated with sight
Visual
I start with the letter e, I end with the letter e. I contain only one letter, Yet I am not the letter e! What am I?
an envelope!
a non-literal meaning for a word based on an association with the word
connotation
a comparison of two things using like or as
simile
a comparison of two seemingly unrelated things
metaphor
this type of imagery is associated with your sense of hearing
Auditory
refers to a word, phrase, or sentence that is repeated to add emphasis to the meaning.
repetition
the dictionary definition of a word
denotation
giving non-human things human-like characteristics
personification
an extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
this type of imagery is associated with the sense of touch
Tactile
describes two ideas, images, concepts, words, or phrases are placed close together to emphasize their similarities or differences.
juxtaposition
I make two people out of one. What am I?
a mirror!
used when something is treated with less seriousness than it deserves
understatement
How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
only once because then it becomes 20
this type of imagery is associated with your sense of smell
Olfactory
a question that is asked for emphasis and not to be directly answered
rhetorical question
technical language associated with a profession or group that might be confusing to people outside the group
jargon
What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
QUEUE
What are the three components of the rhetorical situation?
speaker-subject-audience
this type of imagery is associated with the sense of taste
Gustatory
a grammatical tool that emphasizes similar grammatical structure in sentences
parallelism
slang that is used in writing to express the way people talk in real life
colloquial
a direct or indirect reference to a term that is presumably well known
allusion
Name all 3 rhetorical appeals!
Ethos-Pathos-Logos