Definitions
Appeal to the speaker’s credibility
What is ethos?
Appeal to reason and logic.
What is logos?
He is a shining star.
What is a metaphor?
She moved like a deer.
What is a simile?
Word choice
The art of speaking or writing persuasively
What is rhetoric?
A word's primary or literal significance
Denotation
I died of embarrassment.
What is hyperbole?
I have to have this operation. It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.
What is understatement?
Appeal to emotions, values, or desires of the audience.
What is pathos?
Speech or writing that departs from literal meaning to achieve a special effect or meaning.
Figurative Language
Attitude, mood, or sentiments revealed by style
What is tone?
Video games were his constant companions.
What is personification?
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Vast range of other meanings that a word suggests.
What is connotation?
Ordering of words in a sentence, describes sentence structure.
What is syntax?
Concrete object that represents an abstract idea.
What is a symbol?
The moon's face shone on me that night.
What is Anthropomorphism?
The doctor administered the anecdote.
What is a malapropism?
Manner of expression. How the author uses language to get his point across.
What is style?
Figurative language that is used to convey a sensory perception
Imagery
Stance revealed by the style and tone of the writing.
What is theme?
The pen is mightier than the sword.
What is metonymy?
A boy has been admitted to the hospital. The nurse says, “He’s in good hands.”
What is synecdoche?
Form of metonymy that’s restricted to cases in which a part is used to signify the whole.
What is synecdoche?