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Stack #4613813
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion | reference to something in the past or in history (typically indirect) |
| Analogy | extended metaphor w/ like or as |
| Asyndenton | conjunctions removed, fast paced |
| Polysyendenton | many conjunctions, slow paced |
| Diction | author's word choice, to create meaning |
| Epistrophe | end of phrases repeat same word or words |
| Parallelism | balanced sentence |
| Antithesis | parallelism but opposites or strongly contrasted |
| Paradox | contradictory, opposites that are somehow true together (makes you think) |
| Tone | how the author feels about the topic |
| Mood | how the reader feels |
| Ethos | expert/credibility and trust/connection |
| Pathos | emotions of any kind |
| Logos | logic, reasoning, factual, common sense, and rationality |
| Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of next to or closely connected words |
| Rhetorical Question | question asked by the author, not meant to literally be answered |