Rhetoric Terminology

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Logos The appeal to logic- used to convince an audience by use of logic or reason ex. Facts, statistics
Ethos The ethical appeal- used to convince an audience of an author's credibility ex. Credentials, degrees
Pathos The emotional appeal- used to persuade an audience by appealing to emotion ex. Pity, sympathy
Asyndeton The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence ex. Veni, vidi, vici
Polysyndeton The use of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some could otherwise be omitted ex. On and on and on and on
Diction Element of voice: word choice
Details Element of voice: specific instances that yield important information or strengthen voice
Imagery Element of voice: Detailed description that appeals to the five senses
Syntax Element of voice: sentence layout- length, structure, punctuation, etc.
Tone Element of voice: the attitude of the writer towards the subject or audience
Assonance A type of alliteration: the repetition of a vowel sound
Onomatopoeia The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it ex. Buzz, sizzle
Apostrophe A figure of speech used by the speaker to detach his or herself from reality and address an imaginary character ex. Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star: the speaker addresses the star
Analogy A comparison between two things for the purpose of an explanation or clarification
Alliteration The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a chain of words ex. Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers = the "puh" sound represented by the letter P is repeted
Anaphora A word or group of words is repeated at the beginning of two or more successive clauses or sentences ex. "With malice towards none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right..." - Abraham Lincoln
Antithesis The use of contrasting concepts, words, or sentences within parallel grammatical structures ex. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." - Muhammad Ali
Hyperbole The use of obvious and deliberate exaggeration ex. "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
Oxymoron A figure of speech in which two seemingly opposing and contradicting elements are juxtaposed ex. Jumbo shrimp
Paradox The juxtaposition of a set of seemingly contradictory concepts that reveal a hidden and/or unexpected truth ex. "It's weird not to be weird." - John Lennon
Parallelism The usage of repeating words and forms to give pattern and rhythm to a passage ex. If you can't beat them, join them.
Rhetorical Question A question that is not asked to get an answer, but instead to emphasize a point
Allegory A work in which the characters, images, and/or events act as symbols ex. Animal Farm
Allusion A reference to a widely known outside entity
Ambiguity Occurs when something is more open to interpretation
Anecdote A very short story that is usually interesting and amusing and concerns real people and events; anecdotes, although humorous, often impart a deeper truth
Didactic Written to inform or instruct the reader, especially in moral or political lessons
Elegy A mournful poem telling the tragic story of an individual (Way to remember: elegy is spelled similarly to eulogy)
Ellipses The omission of a word or a series of words ex. I succeeded, and you can succeed too. vs I succeeded, and you can too.
Euphemism A polite or mild word or expression used to refer to something that one does not wish to say outright ex. Euphemisms for "to die" include "to pass away" and "to be in a better place"
Irony A contrast or incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality
Pun A play on words that usually hinges on a word with more than one meaning or the substitution of a homonym that changes the meaning of the sentence
Repetition Consists of a repeating word, phrase, or sentence and is used to add emphasis, unity, and/or power
Satire A genre of literature that uses wit for the purpose of social criticism; it ridicules problems in society, government, businesses, and individuals in order to bring attention to certain vices or flaws and to lead to improvements
Stream of Consciousness A narrative form in which the author writes in a way that mimics or parallels a character's internal thoughts
Exigence An issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak
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