Term
Rhetorical Devices
Anadiplosis |
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| the rhetorical repetition of the last word or words of one phrase or sentence at the beginning of the next. |
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Rhetorical Devices
Anaphora |
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| the use of the same word or phrase at the beginning of several successive clauses, sentences, lines, or verses, usually for emphasis |
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Rhetorical Devices
Antimetabole |
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| A verbal pattern in which the second half of an sentences is balanced against the first but with the words in reverse grammatical order (A-B-C, C-B-A). |
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Rhetorical Devices
Antithesis |
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| a use of words or phrases that contrast with each other to create a balanced effect or parallel structure |
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Rhetorical Devices
Apposition |
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| a grammatical construction in which a word, esp a noun phrase, is placed after another to modify its meaning |
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Rhetorical Devices
Asyndeton |
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| the omission of conjunctions in sentence constructions in which they would usually be used |
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Rhetorical Devices
Chiasmus |
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| a gramtical construction where the order of the words in the second of two paired phrases is the reverse of the order in the first |
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Rhetorical Devices
Climax |
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| a sequence of phrases or sentences, each more forceful or intense than the last |
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Rhetorical Devices
Ellipsis |
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| the omission of one or more words from a sentence, when the words omitted can be understood or readily implied from the context |
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Rhetorical Devices
Epanalepsis |
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| figure of speech which consists in the repetition of the beginning word of a clause or sentence at the end |
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Rhetorical Devices
Epistrophe |
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| the repetition of the same word or words comes at the end of successive phrase, clauses or sentences. |
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Rhetorical Devices
Hyperbole |
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| synonymous with exaggeration and overstatement, is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated |
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Rhetorical Devices
Isocolon |
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| a succession of clauses or sentences of approximately equal length and corresponding structure |
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Rhetorical Devices
Parallelism |
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| Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses |
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Rhetorical Devices
Parenthesis |
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| An explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage with which it has not necessarily any grammatical connexion, and from which it is usually marked off by round or square brackets, dashes, or commas |
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Rhetorical Devices
Polypton |
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Repetition of words derived from the same root but with different suffixes or prefixes |
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Rhetorical Devices
Polysyndeton |
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| the use of multiple conjunctions or coordinate clauses in close succession, (ommison of punction) |
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Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Question |
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| a question asked for effect that neither expects nor requires an answer |
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Syntax
Types of constructs |
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| functional, grammatical, rhetorical |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs
Functional |
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| declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Functional
Declarative |
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| marked by the utalization of statements |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Functional
Interrogative |
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| questioning or seeming to question somebody or something |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Functional
Imperative |
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| forceful and demanding the obedience and respect of others |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Functional
Exclamatory |
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| marked or capitalized by exclamation or exclamations |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Grammatical
Simple |
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| a sentence that takes the form of a single main clause with no relative or subordinate clauses |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Grammatical
Compound |
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| a sentence containing two or more clauses that can stand independently. |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Grammatical
Compound-Complex |
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| sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Grammatical
Complex |
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| a sentence containing one or more subordinate clauses |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Rhetorical
Periodic |
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| a complex sentence in which the main clause is left unfinished until the end |
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Syntax: Types of Constructs: Rhetorical
Cumalative |
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| a complex sentence in which the main clause is stated in the begining |
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Analysis: Analysis vs. Summary
Summary |
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| A brief paragraph that describes the who, what, when, where,why, and how |
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Analysis: Analysis vs. Summary
Analysis |
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| examines the summary elements in order to look identify their deeper meaning |
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Analysis: Steps
Steps in Analysis |
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Review the questions
Organize the information
Decide how to analyze information
Analyze quantitative information
Analyze qualitative information
Integrate the information |
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Analysis: Rhetorical Choices
Diction |
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| choice of words to fit their context |
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Analysis: Rhetorical Choices
Syntax |
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| the ordering of and relationship between the words and other structural elements in phrases and sentences; sentences structure |
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Analysis: Rhetorical Choices
Imagery |
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| a set of mental pictures produced by the description present within a work |
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Analysis: Rhetorical Choices
Figurative Language |
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| The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such as way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions |
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Analysis: Rhetorical Choices
Structure |
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| the orginazation of thoughts within clauses to support a purpose |
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Analysis: Rhetorical Choices
Tone |
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| the way that something is said to achieve a distinctive purpose |
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Argumentation: Defend, Refute, Qualify
Defend |
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| to offer support or protect a concept or idea |
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Argumentation: Defend, Refute, Qualify
Refute |
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| to prove something to be false or somebody to be in error, either through logical argument or by providing evidence to the contrary |
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Argumentation: Defend, Refute, Qualify
Qualify |
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| to modify or limit something in meaning, scope, or strength |
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Argumentation: Argument Terminology
Claim |
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| to say, without proof or evidence, that something is true |
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Argumentation: Argument Terminology
Evidence |
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| something that gives a sign or proof of the existence or truth of something, or that helps somebody to come to a particular conclusion |
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Argumentation: Argument Terminology
Warrant |
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| a written authorization or certifying analysis typically followed by a claim and warrant in a rhetorical analytical paper |
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Argumentation: Argument
Rhetorical Triangle |
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Conventions: Underlining vs. Quotation Marks
Underlining |
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Longer texts and works:
•Titles of Books
•Plays
•Magazines
•Newspapers
•Films
•Television Programs
•Radio Programs
•Long Poems
•Works of Visual Art
•Comic Strips
•Software
•Websites
•CD Album Titles |
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Conventions: Underlining vs. Quotation Marks
Quotation Marks |
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Shorter texts and works:
•American Psycho
•Hamlet
•Time
•The Chicago Tribune
•Resident Evil
•The Cosby Show
•LoveLine
•Beowulf
•The Mona Lisa
•Dilbert
•Excel
•Barron’s Online
•The White Album |
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Conventions: Capitalization, Grammer, Punctuation
Capitalization |
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| Capitalize the first word of a quoted sentences, proper noun, person's title preceding their name, titles, and specific locations |
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Conventions: Capitalization, Grammer, Punctuation
Grammer |
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| the system of rules by which words are formed and put together to make sentences |
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Conventions: Capitalization, Grammer, Punctuation
Punctuation |
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| The use of standard marks and signs in writing and printing to separate words into sentences, clauses, and phrases in order to clarify meaning. |
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| Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression |
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| Having or demonstrating enthusiasm |
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| Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal |
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| To express strong disapproval of |
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| An act of extreme violence or viciousness |
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| Informal Extremely funny: told a hysterical story |
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| affording comfort or solace |
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| furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
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| Of, expressing, feeling, or resulting from sympathy |
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| A scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip |
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- snobby: behaving toward other people in a way that shows you consider yourself socially or intellectually superior to them
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| Inclined to make judgments, especially moral or personal ones |
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