compare n contrast
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared directly
metaphor
The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand.
attitude
Referring to something with a veiled phrase instead of saying it directly
Euphemism
Setting up a source as credible and trustworthy.
ethos
How the different parts of an argument are arranged in a piece of writing or speech.
organization
Placing two very different things together for effect.
juxtaposition
The use of stylistic devices to reveal an author's attitude toward a subject.
tone
Overstating a situation for humorous or dramatic effect.
hyperbole
Appealing to someone's sense of concrete facts and logic.
logos
question that doesn't expect a reply
rhetorical question
Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple; "An amateur playing in a professional game is like a goat stepping into a lion's den."
Analogy
Overarching ideas or driving premises of a work.
themes
omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used; "a government of the people, by the people, for the people..."
asyndeton
The reason or moment for writing or speaking.
occasion
the sentence(s) that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition
thesis
a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings, like “old news,” “deafening silence,” or “organized chaos.”
oxymoron
Who the author is directing his or her message towards
audience
repetition of a word or phrase to begin successive clauses; “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...”
anaphora
Involves appealing to someone's emotions.
pathos
The way sentences are grammatically constructed.
syntax
the process of identifying similarities and differences between things
compare/contrast >:)
style of writing that targets vices or conventions for reform or ridicule. often humorous and thought-provoking
satire
literary term for using one word to modify two other words, in two different ways. An example of a zeugma is, “She broke his car and his heart.”
zeugma
The use of spoken or written word (or a visual medium) to convey your ideas and convince an audience.
rhetoric
Repeated structural elements in a sentence; "I came, I saw, I conquered"
parallelism