Exam Prep 2012

1. Exam Prep 2012 English 9 Hock

2. Rhetoric art of analyzing all of the language choices a writer makes to be meaningful and effective

3. Rhetorical question asked for emphasis; does not expect a response

4. Simile comparison of two unlike things usinglike or as.

5. Personification giving human qualities to animals or objects

6. Pathos a rhetorical appeal to an audience’s emotions

7. Anaphora deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs.

8. Alliteration repetition of initial (first) sounds in a series of words

9. Idiom an expression (figure of speech) that does not mean what it literally says.

10. Logical Fallacy incorrect argumentation in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness

11. Logos a rhetorical appeal to logic or reason

12. Parallelism/Parallel Structure balanced components within a line, a paragraph, or a larger unit of composition

13. Synaesthesia a strong piece of imagery that combines two or more senses

14. Hyperbole exaggeration or overstatement

15. Onomatopoeia a word that imitates the sound it represents

16. Emotive ____________ words: evoke an emotional response

17. Statistics numbers/percentages used to make an impression

18. Repetition repeating lines or a piece of a line for effect

19. Metaphor comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.

20. Antithesis positioning one term against another for emphasis; pointing out opposites (sometimes extremes) to make a point (sometimes using “not X, but Y” structure)

21. Pattern of Three often used in political speeches for rhythmic purposes; listing three components within a line, a paragraph, or a larger unit

22. Symbol an object or action that means more than its literal meaning

23. Allusion reference to well-known historical person/event or literary character/work

24. Tone mood or attitude expressed in a work

25. ethos a rhetorical appeal to the credibility of the author