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Rhetorical Terms
from the Pre Ap LAnguage and Composition Glossary
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English
10th Grade
10/05/2008

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Connotation
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implied or suggested meaning of a word befcause of its asssociation in the readers mind
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Consonace
Definition
repetiton of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity
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Conundrum
Definition
a riddle or difficult problem
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deduction
Definition
the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example
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Denotation
Definition
literal meaning of a word as defined
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description
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the picturing of words of something or someone through detailed observation of color, etc.
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Diction
Definition
word choice, elememnt of style
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didactic
Definition
writing whose purpose is to instruct or to each
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Discourse
Definition
spoken or written language, usualyy there is four modes of discourse.
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Dissonance
Definition
harsh or grating sounds that do not go together
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Dramatic irony
Definition
the reader is aware of a situation but the characters are not.
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emotional appeal
Definition
When a writer appeals to the readers emotions
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Epigraph
Definition
the use of quotations at the beggining of a work that hints at its theme
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epistrophe
Definition
repition of a word or expression at the end of succesive phrases
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ethic appeal
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when a writer tries to persuade his or her audience to respect his or her based on etc...
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euphemism
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a more acceptable or more appropriate way to say something
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euphony
Definition
a succesion of harmonious sounds
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explication
Definition
art of interpreting or discovering hte meaning of text
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exposition
Definition
immediate revelation to audiencce of the setting and other backgrounc info
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