Vocabulary Flashcards

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rhetoric

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n. Speaking or writing that is intended to communicate or persuade

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tone

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n. An author/speaker’s attitude toward a topic or an audience, which is often conveyed through word choice and/or literary devices

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imagery

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n. a literary device where an author includes vivid sensory details (sight, smell, sound, taste, touch), generally to develop the reader’s understanding of setting

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anaphora

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n. repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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epistrophe

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n. repetition of a word or a phrase at the end of successive clauses

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confer

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v. to grant or bestow

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pernicious

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adj. having a very harmful effect or influence

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ideology

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n. a set of beliefs or philosophies

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indignity

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n. treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity

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covenant

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n. an agreement