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TermDefinition
Allegory A story or work with a hidden or symbolic meaning.
Analogy A comparison between two things that makes an idea easier to understand.
Anaphora Repetition of words at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses.
Anecdote A short story or personal experience used to illustrate a point.
Antithesis Two contrasting or opposite ideas presented together.
Argument A supported explanation of a writer's position on an issue.
Audience The people who listen to or read a text.
Bias A preference or prejudice toward one side of an issue.
Claim The main point or position that an argument supports.
Concession An acknowledgment that the opposing side has a valid point.
Connotation The feelings or ideas associated with a word beyond its literal meaning.
Context The time, place, audience, and circumstances surrounding a piece of writing or speech that help determine its meaning.
Denotation The literal or dictionary definition of a word.
Diction The author's choice of words.
Ethos An appeal based on the credibility or character of the speaker or writer.
Fallacies Errors in logic or reasoning.
Figurative Language Language that is not meant to be taken literally and is used to create vivid or imaginative meaning.
Genre A category or type of writing, such as a letter, narrative, eulogy, or editorial.
Hyperbole An exaggeration used for emphasis.
Imagery Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses or creates mental pictures.
Irony A contrast between what is said and what is meant, what happens and what is expected, or what a character knows and what the audience knows.Juxtaposition
Logos An appeal to logic and reasoning.
Metaphor A comparison that says one thing is another thing without using "like" or "as."
Pacing The speed or slowness at which a story or idea is presented.
Paradox A statement that seems untrue or contradictory but may actually be true.
Parallelism Using similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses to create balance and emphasis.
Parody A work that imitates and exaggerates another work, usually for humor or criticism.
Pathos An appeal to the emotions or feelings of the audience.
Point of View The perspective from which a story is told.
Purpose The author's reason or goal for writing.
Repetition The repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, or grammatical pattern.
Rhetorical Devices Language tools used to persuade, create an effect, convey a purpose, or create a tone.
Rhetorical Modes Patterns of organization used to achieve a specific purpose, such as narration, description, comparison, or argument.
Rhetorical Question A question asked to make a point rather than to receive an actual answer.
Rhetorical Shift A change in the mode, pattern, tone, or organization of an essay or speech.
Rhetorical Situation The circumstances surrounding communication, including the writer, audience, exigence, purpose, and context.
Rhetorical Triangle The relationship between the writer or speaker, the audience, and the text.
Sarcasm Language that uses humor or irony to mock or criticize someone or something.
Satire Writing that uses humor or ridicule to criticize problems or flaws in society.
Simile A comparison between two different things using "like" or "as."
Style The unique way an author presents ideas through word choice, sentence structure, imagery, organization, and content.
Subject The topic or matter that a writer or speaker is discussing.
Syntax The arrangement or order of words in a sentence.
Tone The author's attitude toward the subject and audience.
Understatement A way of expressing something as less important or serious than it really is.
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