Allegory
a narration or description in which events, actions, characters, settings, or objects represent specific ideas
Analogy
a figure of speech that creates a comparison by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike, along with illustrating a larger point due to their commonalities
Anaphora
a rhetorical device that features the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses
Anecdote
a short and interesting story, or an amusing event, often proposed to support or demonstrate some point, and to make the audience laugh
Antithesis
a literary device that refers to the juxtaposition of two opposing elements through parallel grammatical structure
Allusion
a brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar
Asyndeton
a stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases, and in the sentence, yet maintain grammatical accuracy
Polysyndeton
a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect
Connotation
refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly
Denotation
the objective meaning of a word, with no associated emotion
Diction
refers to the linguistic choices made by a writer to convey an idea or point of view, or tell a story, in an effective way
Epistrophe
the same word returns at the end of each sentence
Ethos
appeals to credibility
Euphemism
a figure of speech commonly used to replace a word or phrase that is related to a concept that might make others uncomfortable such as things that are otherwise considered harsh, impolite, or unpleasant
Figurative Language
uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful
Juxtaposition
a literary device that implies comparison or contrast
Logical fallacies
an erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical contention
Name 2 types of fallacies
association Fallacy and ad hominem
Association Fallacy
When somebody connects a particular thought or issue to something or somebody negative, so as to infer blame on another individual
Ad hominem
a common fallacy used during debates, where an individual substitutes a rebuttal with a personal insult
Logos
appeals to logic
Metaphor
a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things without the use of ‘like’ or ‘as’
Oxymoron
a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory
Parenthetical
in reference to the use of parenthesis, which “is a qualifying or explanatory sentence, clause, or word that writers insert into a paragraph of passage, and even if said said sentence or word is left out, it does not grammatically affect the text”
