UndertoneĪn attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece. VoiceĪn attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece. In rhetoric, voice is a distinctive quality in the style and tone of the writing the acknowledged or unacknowledged source of words of the story the speaker’s or narrator’s particular “take” on an idea based on a particular passage and how all the elements of the style of the piece come together to express his or her feelings. In grammar, this is the relationship between a verb and a noun (for example, active or passive voice). WitĪn object, device or creation that is fanciful or rooted in unreality. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene. AnecdoteĪ brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person. AnaphoraĪ short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. One of the devices of repetition in which the expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses or sentences.
Analogies can also make writing more vivid, imaginative or intellectually engaging. AmplificationĪ similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. The repetition of word or phrase, followed by additional information it is used both to clarify and intensify the meaning of the original word. The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence or passage Ambiguity AlliterationĪ direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known such as an event, book, myth, religion, nature, history or the supernatural.
Repetition reinforces meaning, unifies ideas and supplies a musical sound and/or echo to the sense of the passage. Although this term is not used frequently, you can still look for alliteration in an essay passage and discuss it. The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two more neighboring words. The allegorical meaning usually deals with a moral truth or a generalization about human existence. In some allegories, an author may intend the characters to personify an abstraction, such as hope or freedom. The device of using characters and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. Writers who use this approach try to convince the reader that everyone else believes in something, so the reader should as well. This argument tries to get everyone to agree the same way. Ad hominemĪ construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs (often in different, sometimes, incongruent ways) two or more words in a sentence. These arguments ignore the issues and attack the people.
Writers who fall into this fallacy attempt to refute the claims of the opposition by bringing the opposition’s character into person. These types of argument limit themselves not to the issues, but to the opposition itself.
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