quest #2 american lit h

denotation

the definition of a word

connotation

implied, suggested, or associated meaning of a word

antithesis

2 opposite statements placed together

aphorism

short, often witty saying with a moral or message

oratory

a literary style resembling public speech and its formal devices

allusion

an unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text

parallelism

a series of 3 or more parts of speech placed close together

logos

appeal to logic

ethos

appeal to credibility

pathos

appeal to emotion

anaphora

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of consecutive clauses, sentences, or lines

restatement

saying the same thing in different words

repetition

repeating something word for word

rhetorical question

questions that don’t need an answer (answer = assumed)

tone

the author’s attitude toward the subject

purpose

what the speaker wants