EOC Prep Term Review

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What is the definition of personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human objects, animals, or ideas.

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What does ethos refer to in rhetoric?

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A rhetorical appeal to credibility or ethics to persuade the audience.

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What rhetorical device is used in "We came, we saw, we conquered"?

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Parallelism.

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What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?

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Anaphora.

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What is a brief story about a real incident or person, often used to illustrate a point?

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Anecdote.

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What is the definition of alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What does pathos refer to in rhetoric?

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A rhetorical appeal to emotion to persuade the audience.

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What is antithesis?

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A rhetorical device that contrasts opposing ideas in a balanced structure.

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What is the central idea or message in a work of literature called?

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Theme.