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Stack #239374
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ad hominem argument | (to or against the man) argument that appeals to emotion instead of reason |
| Allegory | an interpretation of a written work that can uncover a hidden meaning/abstraction |
| Alliteration | repetition of the same sound/letter at the beginning of adjacent words |
| Allusion | an direct/indirect expression to call something to mind |
| Analogy | comparison between two things (on the basis of their structure) |
| Antecedent | the word/phrase/clause referred to by a pronoun |
| Antithesis | figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas, serves to emphasize opposition of ideas. "Too black for heaven, too white for hell" |
| Aphorism | terse statement that expresses a general truth |
| Apostrophe | passage addressed to someone who is dead/absent or a thing |
| Atmosphere | emotional mood |
| Caricature | grossly exaggerated portrayal of something |
| Chiasmus | figure of speech based on inverted parallelism (order is switched) 'Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.’ |
| Conceit | an analogy or extended metaphor that compares dissimilar objects (often to show intellectual cleverness) |
| Didactic | intended to teach a moral lesson |
| Euphemism | mild indirect word substituted for a harsher one |
| Euphony | pleasing to the ear |
| Homily | serious talk involving moral or spiritual advice, a sermon |
| Invective | use of strong, abusive language |
| Loose sentence | the main idea comes first followed by dependent grammatical units. Sounds more informal, conversational |
| Metonymy | one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. "The White House declared" rather than "The President declared" |
| Oxymoron | "to make haste slowly" contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
| Paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self |
| Pedantic | overly scholarly |
| Periodic sentence | main meaning is presented at the end. Preceeded by a phrase that cannot be alone |
| Predicate adjectives | adjective(s) that follow a linking verb. "I am short, annoying and loud" |
| Predicate nominative | noun(s) that rename the subject. "Lincoln was a man of integrity" |
| Rhetoric | principles governing the art of writing effectively |
| Logos | appeal to logic |
| Pathos | makes the author believable by presenting the author as someone who is concerned with the reader's best interests. |
| Ethos | appeal to emotion |
| Exposition | explain an analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence and appropriate discussion |
| Argumentation | prove the validity of an idea |
| Description | re-create, invent, present a thing so the reader can picture that being described |
| Narration | Narrate a story or event(s) |
| Satire | a work that targets human vices and follies, for reform or ridicule |
| Subject complement | a word that follows a linking verb and complements/completes the subject of the sentence by renaming it or describing it. "The lake was a tranquil pool" |
| Subordinate clause | A clause that cannot stand alone, these often start with "While","Unless" etc. |
| Syllogism | a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from a major and minor premise. Major premise "All men are mortal", minor premise "Socrates is a man", conlusion "Socrates is mortal" |
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