Rhetorical Terms Practice #4

A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.

• 
  Onomatopoeia
  
• Oxymoron
• Paradox
• Parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. This can involve, but is not limited to repetition of a grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal phrase.

• 
  Onomatopoeia
  
• Oxymoron
• Paradox
• Parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.

• 
  Onomatopoeia
  
• Oxymoron
• Paradox
• Parallelism

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.

• 
  Onomatopoeia
  
• Oxymoron
• Paradox
• Parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish

• Parody
• Pathos
• Pedantic
• Periodic Sentence

A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone

• Parody
• Pathos
• Pedantic
• Periodic Sentence

A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.

• Parody
• Pathos
• Pedantic
• Periodic Sentence

A method of convincing people with an argument drawn out through an emotional response.

• Parody
• Pathos
• Pedantic
• Periodic Sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

One of the major divisions of genre, ____________ refers to fiction and non-fiction, including all its forms.

• Personification
• Polysyndeton
• Point of View
• Prose

A figure of addition and emphasis which intentionally employs a series of conjunctions not normally found in successive words, phrases or clauses; the deliberate and excessive use of conjunctions in successive words or clauses.The effect is a feeling of multiplicity, energetic enumeration, and building up –a persistence or intensity

• Personification
• Polysyndeton
• Point of View
• Prose

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3