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Rhetorical Terms
Preparation for a quiz on rhetorical terms for AP English language tomorrow!
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English
11th Grade
10/12/2010

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similie
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comparison using like, as, if
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metaphor
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implied comparison of seemingly unsimilar things
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irony
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contrast between what is said and what is meant
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synecdoche
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a part of something used to refer to a whole
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metonymy
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figure of speech where one name is substituted for another closely related
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apostrophe
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a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent an imaginary person or personified abstraction
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euphemism
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more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasent words or concepts
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syntax
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the way an author chooses to word himself
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anaphora
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repetition of group of words at the beginning of a sucessive clauses
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Ad Hominem argument
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an argument appealing to emotion rather than argument
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ambiguity
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multiple meanings
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antecedent
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word/phrase/clause referred to by a pronoun
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aphorism
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statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth
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clause
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gramatical unit that combines subject and verb
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colloquialism
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slang or informality
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conceit
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fanciful expression
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didactic
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primary aim of instructing/teaching
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homily
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serious talk involving moral or spiritual advice
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invective
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abusive language
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juxtaposition
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dissimilar ideas next to eachother for comparison
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pedantic
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adjective that describes things in an overly scholarly way
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predicate adjectives
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subject compliment (tall, dark, handsome)
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predicate
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subject compliment (man of integrity)
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rhetorical appeal
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persuasive device
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syllogism
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formal logic with major and minor premises for sound conclusion
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litotes
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indirect affirmation by denying opposite
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meiosis
Definition
referred to in terms less important than is
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