front 1 The reason the speech needs to be given | back 1 exigence |
front 2 a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | back 2 Ancecdote |
front 3 A writer's or speaker's choice of words | back 3 Diction |
front 4 Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | back 4 Tone |
front 5 A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective
(real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of
writing | back 5 Speaker |
front 6 using emotions and values to persuade the audience | back 6 pathos |
front 7 Using logic and reasoning to persuade the audience | back 7 logos |
front 8 involves repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over | back 8 Amplification |
front 9 the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | back 9 Anaphora |
front 10 A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | back 10 Analogy |
front 11 a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | back 11 Anecdote |
front 12 Repetition of initial consonant sounds | back 12 Alliteration |
front 13 A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | back 13 Ephorism |
front 14 is a literary technique in which opposing characters, ideas, or elements of the text are situated in close proximity to one another. | back 14 Contrast |
front 15 A ---- developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | back 15 Extended metaphor |
front 16 a mild term substituted for a harsh one | back 16 Euphanism |
front 17 exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | back 17 Hyperbole |
front 18 Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | back 18 Imagery |
front 19 the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. | back 19 Irony |
front 20 A comparison without using like or as | back 20 Metaphor |
front 21 A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art | back 21 Allusion |
front 22 writing (usually at the end of a speech/paper) that urges people to action or promotes change | back 22 call of action |
front 23 Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis | back 23 Repetetion |
front 24 the goal the speaker wants to achieve | back 24 Purpose |
front 25 the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event. | back 25 Audience |
front 26 Words, events, or circumstances that help determine
meaning. | back 26 context |
front 27 Choices made by a writer to appeal to the concerns of an audience. | back 27 Rhetorical Choices |
front 28 Rhetorical techniques are used to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling. The three major ______ are ethos, pathos, logos | back 28 rhetorical appeals |
front 29 using credibility and trust to persuade the audience | back 29 Ethos |
front 30 A recurring theme, subject or idea | back 30 Motif |
front 31 A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | back 31 Oxymoron |
front 32 A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | back 32 Paradox |
front 33 A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | back 33 Personafication |
front 34 A comparison using "like" or "as" | back 34 Simile |