Rhetoric 1
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
What is anaphora?
I/you/he/she/them/we/you
What are pronouns?
An idea or feeling which a word invokes.
What is connotation?
A literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference.
What is allusion?
The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balances or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas. For example, "To err is human, to sin is divine."
What is antithesis?
This is the sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to sonsonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllables. "She sells sea shells by the sea shore."
What is an alliteration?
Words charged with an underlying meaning or implication
What is loaded language?
Formal words or phrases used to sound “intelligent”
What is elevated language?
This is used to create imagery and express things non-literally
What is figurative language?
This is the attitude the writer takes toward a subject and theme.
What is tone?
A statement that is formulated as a question but is not expected to be answered
What is rhetorical question?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
What is hyperbole?
The repeating of grammatical structure
What is parallelism?
Purposefully representing something as much less than it really is
What is understatement?
What does the A in SOAPStone stand for?
What is audience?
The O in SOAPStone stands for this.
What is Occasion?
Expressing the same idea using different words
What is restatement?
A short personal story
What is an anecdote?
Use of a word or phrase that is less direct, but also less distasteful or offensive, than another.
What is euphemism?
The recurrence of words or phrases
What is repetition?
The S in SOAPSTone stands for this.
What is speaker?