connotation
emotional baggage a word carries
anaphora
repetition of group of words or phrase more than 2-3 times
allusion
implicit reference to religious, history, or literature
personification
human characteristics applied to inanimate objects
metonymy
replace general idea or concept that replaces bigger idea
depravity
moral corruption, wickedness
polemic
a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
litotes
ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
denotation
the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
process analysis (goes over hardships then specifically tells us how he learns to read and write
the essay's mode of writing
-narration
-description
-exemplification
-compare/contrast
-classification/division
-process analysis
-cause & effect
-argument/persuasion
8 modes of writing
pathos
writer uses humor and stuff to evoke emotions out of the audience to get them to do what the writer wants
ethos
writer involves good choices/moral/ethical rights but also creates a set of common values for the audience so we're on the same page to create authority; credibility
logos
how the message is presented, mode of writing, the figurative language, and the structure; data and polls and numbers are "truthful"
persona, audience, message, purpose
elements of any rhetorical situation (rhetorical square)
