Quizlet » abating abecedarian » abstraction from the first abusion aeyron adage adjournment English techniques ‘Study online at quizlet.con/_7769k ‘An aerostie whose leters do not spell a word. but follow the order (more or less) of the alphabet. Nota figure from classical times. Examples Adorable, beautiful, charming, delightful, exciting, fantastie—you run the gamut from A woz, ‘The omission of syllable or letter at the beginning of a word. A kind of metaplasm. Examples Omission of an initial letter: What's the third R? Rithmetic! [for "Avithmetic") ‘Theuse ofa word in a context that differs from its proper application Examples In this example, whatis meant is eonveyed through a misapplication of one part of the body to another. ‘As one said that disliked a picture with a crooked nose, "The elbow of his nose is disproportionable” —J. Smith ‘Theuse ofa word repugnant or contrary to whatis meant. Example Never could i have hoped for such great woe Using the name of something or someone before ithas obtained that name orafter the reason for thatname has ceased. ailment by Jesus, he was still referred to as "Simon the leper.” © adjunet © agnomination \ alliteration » Allusion + Ambiguity « Ambivalence » Anacoenosis Anaphora © anastrophe 6 Antanaclasis o» Antanagoge Assigning toa proper name its literal or homophonie meaning Asking the opinion or judgment of the judges ‘oraudienee, usually implying their common interest with the speaker in the matter. Calling to memory past matters, More specifically, citing a past author from memory, Examples ‘Was itnot Socrates who said the ‘unexamined life is not worth living? ‘The repetition of a word or phrase whose ‘meaning changes in the second instance. Example Your argument is sound...ll sound. ~ Benjamin Franklin Putting a positive spin on something that is nevertheless acknowledged to be negative or difficult.Antimetable antipersonification antiphrasis| antithesis: apophasis Aporia aposiopesis Apostrophe apparent refusal apposition Archaic Repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical onder. Irony of one word, often derisively through patent contradiction Examples Referring toa tall person: "Now there ‘a midget for you" 3 a z 5 z A 5 é thing should or should not be done and affirming a singleone, considered most valid, Deliberating with oneself as though in doubt over some matter; asking oneself (or thetorically asking one's hearers) whats the best or appropriate way'to approach something, wisdom? In her knowledge of facts? In herability to synthesize diverse A feigned refusal ofthat which is camestly desired. Examples © assumption © asteismus © barbarism © Cacaphony % Caesura © Cataphasis wo Catharsis ©) Cause shown © Chronographia «© condescension «© eontencion Examples ‘The seargant asked him to bomb the lawn with hotpots. ‘The introduction ofa point tobe considered, espevally an extrancous argument Polite or genteel mockery: More specially a figure of reply in whieh the answerer catches a certain word and throws it back to the fist speaker with an unexpected twist. (Gee cacozelia; the use of a word awkwardly forced into a poem's meter; or ‘unconventional pronunciation. ‘Akind of paralipsis in whieh one explicitly affirms the negative qualities that one then passes over. Examples z i i P & E 5 tices. | ‘A igure of reasoning by which one attributes a cause for a statement or claim made, often as a simple relative clause of explanation. A proof or composition constructed of contraries. Examples Flattery hath pleasant beginnings, but the same hath very biter endings.« Denouement epistrophe «etiology © expeditio figure of abode Gradation Interlacement intimation Jargon Malapropism: Metonym, nocebo Onomatopoeia ‘Wrapping up or unravelling ofa story after the elias. ‘A figure of reasoning by which one attributes a cause for a statementor aim made, often as a simple relative clause of explanation, Examples [mistrust not the judges, for they are just. After enumerating all possibilities by which ‘something could have oceurred, the speaker ‘eliminates all butone Examples You either made, purchased, or stolethe bomb. Since you lack the intelligence to ‘make it and the funds to purchase it, it can ‘only be that you have stolen it. Dwelling on or returning to one's strongest argument. Examples Miss Ameriea was not so much interested in serving herself as she was eager to serve her family, her community, and her nation ‘A recapitulation of the facts. A kind of, Hinting ata meaning but not stating it explicitly Incorrect use of words that sound the same Substituting a deseriptive phrase fora proper ‘name, or substituting a proper name fora ‘quality associated with it. Examples ‘You must pray to heaven's guardian for relief, He proved a Judas to the eause. Speaking of something future as though already done or existing, & Oxymoron wo Paradox ©) Parallelism © personification Rationatio Sareasm Satire simile es skotison Synthysis synzeugma ‘A figure of reasoning in which one asks and then immediately answers one’s own ‘questions (or raises and then settles imaginary objections). Reasoning aloud. ‘Within the history of rhetoric terms have been developed to name both general and very specifie sorts of repetition, Intentionally obseure speech or writing, designed to confuse an audience rather than clarify an issue. Contrast with plain English. Arranging words or clauses in a sequence ‘of increasing force. In this sense, auxesis is ‘comparable to climax and has sometimes been called inerementum, Examples Said of a serateh: Look at this wound! ‘That kind of zeugma in which a verb joins (and governs) two phrases by coming between them. A synonym for mesozeugma, Examples Either with disease beauty fades or with time. ‘The phrases "with disease" and "with time” are both governed and joined by "beauty fades"