Puriantism/ Neoclassism

Neoclassicism

A movement during the Age of Enlightenment that emphasized reason and science over blind faith.

Patriotism

Growing sense of love and loyalty towards America.

Rhetoric

The art of persuasive speaking and writing.

Ethos, Logos, Pathos

Aristotle's three modes of persuasion, with ethos appealing to character, logos to logic, and pathos to emotions.

Anticipatory Argument

The speaker addresses potential objections before they are voiced.

Logos

Appeals to reason and logic using facts, stats, and logical arguments.

Ethos

Appeals to the audience's values and character.

Pathos

Appeals to the audience's emotions.

Aphorism

A concise statement that expresses a wise or clever truth.

Deism

Belief that God created natural laws and that humans can discover them through reason.

Anecdote

A short, amusing story used to illustrate a point.

Connotative language

Words that carry emotional or associative meanings.

Rhetorical question

A question that does not require an answer but is used for emphasis or to make a point.

Repetition

Repeating keywords or phrases for emphasis.

Allusion

A reference to another work of art or literature.

Parallel structure

Repeating sentence patterns for emphasis or clarity.

Didactic

Intended to teach moral instruction.

Apostrophe

An exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person or thing not present.

Conceit

An extended metaphor comparing the physical to the fantastical.

Oratory

The art of public speaking.

Polemics

The art of persuasion.

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

A sermon delivered during the Great Awakening, known for its powerful and fear-inducing message.

Enjambment

Enjambment is a poetic technique that allows sentences or phrases to flow uninterrupted across multiple lines, creating a smooth and continuous flow of meaning.