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rhetorical devices
rhetorical devices
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English
11th Grade
01/05/2009

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diction
Definition
word choice
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monosyllabic
Definition
words with one syllable
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polysyllabic
Definition
words with more than one syllable
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connotation
Definition
the emotional implications and associations that words may carry
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denotation
Definition
basic meaning of a word independent of emotional colorations (dictionary definitions)
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level
Definition
metaphor that relates to our sense of the relative dignity, complexity, and rarity of something
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jargon
Definition
highly specialized diction used by a subgroup of people, often job related
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euphemism
Definition
polite or double-speak appoach to naming something that is usually unpleasant
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syntax
Definition
patterns of arrangements
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repetition
Definition
reiteration of a word, sound, phrase, or idea
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parallelism
Definition
similarity in construction of adjecent word groups
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tone
Definition
author's attitude towards the subject and the audience of implied in a literary work
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irony
Definition
recognition of a reality different from appearance. the contrast between what is expected and what is delivered
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understatement
Definition
intentionally describing something less than it is
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litotes
Definition
understatement to increase an effect
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didcatic
Definition
educational; haveing the purpose of wanting to teach
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euphony
Definition
passage with pleasant and musical diction
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cacophony
Definition
harsh and unmusical passage
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figures of speech
Definition
the various uses of language that depart from customary construction, order or significance
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of consonants in close succession
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analogy
Definition
comparisson of two things alike in certain aspects
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antithesis
Definition
strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas
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apostrope
Definition
sudden shift from detached observation to direct address
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assonance
Definition
repetition of vowel sounds in close succession
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hyperbole
Definition
gross exageration
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imagery
Definition
collection of images in a literary work
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metaphor
Definition
an implied analogy indentifying one object with another
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metonymy
Definition
a trope where the name of something is substituted for another
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onomatopoeia
Definition
words that by their sound suggest their meaning
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oxymoron
Definition
self-contradiction from the combination of words or smaller verbal units
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paradox
Definition
statement that although seems contradictory may be well founded true
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pathetic fallacy
Definition
ascribing human emotion to inanimate things
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purple passage
Definition
sudden heightening of style, diction, or figurative language to make a section stand out
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similie
Definition
expressed analogy between two things, usually witht he words like or as
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synecdoche
Definition
trope where a part is substituted for the whole
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trope
Definition
the use of a word or expression in a different way than originally intended
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understatement
Definition
deliberately representing as less than it is, usually for ironic effect
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analogy
Definition
illuminates the simmilarities and differences between two or more subjects
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