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Section Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables in any sequence of neighboring words |
| allusion | an indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work |
| analogy | comparing two things or instances in time often based on their structure and used to explain a complex idea in simpler terms |
| antithesis | a device used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence |
| consonance | repetition of consonant sounds two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase |
| diction | refers to the author’s word choice |
| ellipsis | when one or more words are omitted from a sentence |
| ethos | a characteristic spirit of a given culture, era, or community or its beliefs; Ethos, in purely rhetorical terms, is a label used to identify an appeal to the ethics of a culture or individual |
| hyperbole | an intentionally exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally but creating a desired humorous effect |
| imagery | imagery |
| irony | the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite of what the writer intends to achieve a humorous effect or to add emphasis. |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
| pathos | a quality that evokes pity or sadness |
| personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to a nonhuman or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
| symbol/Symbolism | a thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents an abstract idea |