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TermDefinition
Ethos appeals to the speaker's status and authority
Pathos appeals to the emotions, trying to make the audience feel angry or sympathetic, for example.
Logos appeals to the audience’s reason, building up logical arguments
Connotation the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning, which is known as denotation. For example, blue is a color, but it is also a word used to describe a feeling of sadness, as in: “She's feeling blue.”
Antithetical phrase one that is opposed or opposite
appositive a noun or phrase that renames or describes the noun to which it is next.
interjection an exclamation like "WOW"
Allusion a reference to something well known
idiom an expression that cannot be (literally) understood; a phrase that has a non-literal meaning, such as "break a leg" to wish someone luck.
simile a comparison using LIKE or AS, such as, "He is strong like a lion."
metaphor a direct comparison between things without using LIKE or AS
personification giving human traits to non-human things, such as, "The wind WHISPERED secrets."
hyperbole an exaggeration, such as, "I'm so hungry I can eat a horse."
oxymoron a combination of contradictory words, such as "jumbo shrimp"
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