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English Great Gatsby Vocab - Rhetorical/ Literary Terms
English vocab for rhetoric literal terms
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11th Grade
10/20/2010

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Rhetoric
Definition
The art of using language effectively
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Imagery
Definition
Writing that appeals to the senses
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Syntax
Definition
The order of words in a sentence
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Parallel Structure
Definition
The idea that you have to be consistent with the order of things
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Asyndeton
Definition
Intentionally omitting a conjunction when you need to have on
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Polysyndeton
Definition
Intentionally including conjunctions when you aren’t supposed to
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Synecdoche
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A type of metaphor where a part of the whole represent the whole
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Metonymy
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A specific type of metaphor where a subject associated with a concept becomes a representative of something else
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Aptronym
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An appropriate name/ When a character’s name means something
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Appositive
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A noun or a noun phrase set off by commas used to give information about a previous noun
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Word Choice that sounds like its meaning
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Juxtaposition
Definition
Putting two things side by side to contrast
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Aposiopesis
Definition
An extended dash representing an interruption
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Anaphora
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The repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of a word, phrase or clause
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Epistrophe
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The repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the end of a word, phrase or clause
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Tricolon
Definition
Repeating things in 3’s
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Anastrophe
Definition
Intentionally putting words, phrases or clauses in an unexpected order
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Chiasmus
Definition
When your repetition creates an “X” in your sentence
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