Rhetorical Terms page 3

a sustained comparison, often referred to as conceit. Developed through a piece of writing

When two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them

language that contains figures of speech, such as similies and metaphors, in order to create associations that are imaginative rather than literal

expressions, such as similies, metaphors, and personifications, that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations

the use of a hint of clue to suggest a larger even that occurs late in the work

Sentence consisiting of three or more very short imdependent clauses joined by conjunctions

When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable. Sweeping generalizations occur when a writer asserts that a claim applies to all instances instead of some

a type of literary work, such as a novel or poem; also subgenres that fit within the larger genre

the excessive pride or ambition that leads a tragic hero to disregard warnings of impending doom, eventually causing his or her downfall

anything that causes laughter or amusement; up until the end of the renaissance, meant a person's temperament 

deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis. Example: He was so hungry he could have eaten a horse

A word or words, either figurative or literal, used to describe a sensory experiance or an object perceived by the sense. Always a concrete representation

words or phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to one or more of the five senses in order to create a mental picture

the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization 

a conclusion one can draw from the presented details

writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head

a verbally abusive attack

reversing the customary (subject first, then verb, then complement) order of elements in a sentence or phrase; it is used effectively in many cases, such as posing a question: "Are you going to the Store?" Usually, the element that appears first is emphasized more then the subject

a situation or statement in which the acual outcome or meaning is opposite to what was expected

The special language of a profession or a group. Example: Ebonics

the process of reasoning

a mistake in reasoning

songlike; characterized by emotions, subjectivity, and imagination