choice of words a writer uses in an essay or other writing
What is diction?
100
attributing human qualities to objects, abstractions, or animals
What is personification?
100
rhetorical mode used to develop an essay whose primary purpose is to depict a scene, person, thing, or idea
What is description?
100
the way that a writer writes; expression of an author's individuality through words, sentence patterns, and slection of details
What is style?
200
reference to famous literary work, historical figure, or historical event; ex: "he had the patience of Job"
What is allusion?
200
figures of speech that imply similarity between two or more things that are otherwise dissimilar
What is simile/metaphor?
200
Mode of rhetoric in which the author attempts to convince his reader; based upon appeals to reason, evidence, and sometimes emotion; usually intends for the reader to make some sort of action as a result
What is argument/argumentation?
200
statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon further inspection contains some truth or validity; ex: fair is foul and foul is fair
What is paradox?
300
figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement; usually has a comedic effect
What is hyperbole?
300
The pervading emotional impression made on the feelings of the reader; ex: sad, bitter, joyful, frightening
What is mood?
300
writing whose chief claim is to explain; conveys information, gives background, tells how events occurred/processes worked
What is exposition?
300
a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox; jumbo shrimp, cruel kindness
What is oxymoron?
400
the principle of coherent writing requiring that coordinating elements be given the same grammatical form in a sentence or series of sentences; ex: "I was born an American; I will live an American; I will die an American."
What is parallelism/parallel structure?
400
a phrase or expression that evokes a picture or describes a scene; may be literal (The roses were red) or figurative (My love is like a red, red rose)
What is imagery?
400
account of events as they happen; the material is usually organized chronologically
What is narration?
400
the principle of clarity and logical adherence to a topic that binds together all parts of a composition
What is coherence?
500
The use of language in such a way that apparent meaning contrasts sharply with real meaning.
What is irony?
500
any word or expression used in a nonliteral way
What is figurative language?
500
the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing
What are rhetorical modes?
500
work that closely imitates the style or content of another work with specific aims of comedic effect and/or ridicule