Lang Terms 6

anadiplosis

repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next (anger leads to hate, hate leads to . . .)

anecdote

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

aphorism

..., A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

appositive

..., a word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun (My father, Bob, worked for NASA)

asyndeton

..., lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses or words (We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardships, support any friend, oppose any . . .)

dissonance

..., harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds

ethos

..., an appeal to ethics, conscience, morals, values, principles

homily

..., This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.

logos

..., an appeal based on logic or reason

periodic sentence

..., Presents the main clause at the end of the sentence, for emphasis (Despite Barbara's irritation at Jack, she loved him)

persona

..., the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing

stream of consciousness

..., the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience

synthesis

the combination of seperate parts into a unified whole

voice

..., The fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer

zeugma

..., When a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them (He closed the door and his heart on his lost love)