Rhetorical Strats Qtr. 4
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MAJLee on May 3, 2011
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ap english language composition rhetoric devices
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 post hoc fallacy | writer implies that becuase one thing follows another, the first caused the second |
| pun | play on words |
| red herring | writer raises irrelevant issue to draw attention aways from the real issue |
| refutation | writer uses relevant opposing arguments |
| repetition | word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity |
| rhetorical criticism | emphasizes communication between the author and reader |
| rhetorical question | asked for rhetorical effect to emphasize a point |
| satire | reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human beahavior by portraying it in an extreme way |
| sarcasm | verbal irony intended to hurt |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| stream of consciousness | reproduces the raw flow of consciousness |
| style | choices in diction, tone, and syntax |
| syllogism | reasoning in which two premises are made an a logical conclusion is drawn |
| symbol | thing, event, person that represents an idea or event |
| synecdoche | part of something that is used to stand for the whole |
| syntax | arrangement of words as elements in a sentence to show relationship |
| theme | central idea of a work of literature |
| tone | a writer's attitude toward his or her subject |
| understatement | deliberately representing something as much less than it is |
| zeugma | using one word to govern several successive words or clauses |
| post hoc fallacy | establishes an unjustified link between cause and effect |
| rhetorical criticism | analyzes the elements employed in a literary work to impose on the reader the author's view of the meaning |
| rhetorical question | no answer is expected |
| satire | its purpose is to inspire change |
| simile | she is as lovely as the sun |
| style | habitual and evolves over time |
| syllogism | 60 men can dig a posthole 60 times as quickly as 1 man; 1 man can dig a posthole in 60 seconds; 60 men can dig a posthole in 1 second |
| symbol | concrete object is used to stand for an abstract idea |
| synecdoche | threads for clothes |
| zeugma | she discovered New York and her world |
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