vocab 1

The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses

The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast

A short, astute statement of a general truth

A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun

The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language

A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience

Leaving out conjuctions between words, phrases, or clauses.

An informal or conversational use of language

A reluctant acknowledgement or yielding

An independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supply additional detail

Mournful over what has passed or been lost; often used to describe tone

A brief, witty statement

Explanation of a text's meaning through an analysis of all of its constituent parts, including the literary devices used; also called close reading

Urging, or strongly encouraging

A sentence that requests or commands

Reasoning from specific to general

A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject

Use of an aspect of something to represent the whole

Turning a verb or adjective into a noun

An aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing

A sentence that builds toward and ends with the main clause

An argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion

The deliberate use of a series of conjuctions

Patterns of organization developed to achieve a specific purpose; modes include but are not limited to narration, description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, definition, exemplification, classification and division, process analysis, and argumentation

A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience

The arrangement of independent and dependent clauses into known sentence constructions - such as simple, compound, complex, or compound/complex

A logical fallacy that involves the creation of an easily refutable position; misrepresenting, than attacking an opponent's position

A form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise

Artful diction; the use of language in a nonliteral way; also called a figure of speech

A construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs - often in different, sometimes incongruent ways - two or more words in a sentence