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The use of ______ in literature often serves to soften the harshness of a statement.
The use of ______ in literature often serves to soften the harshness of a statement.
euphemism
In drama, ______ refers to a pause in speech where a character reveals their thoughts aloud.
In drama, ______ refers to a pause in speech where a character reveals their thoughts aloud.
soliloquy
The concept of ______ examines the emotional appeal of an argument.
The concept of ______ examines the emotional appeal of an argument.
pathos
______ is a technique in filmmaking that emphasizes a specific frame within the shot.
______ is a technique in filmmaking that emphasizes a specific frame within the shot.
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In poetry, ______ refers to the repetition of the last word of a line at the beginning of the next.
In poetry, ______ refers to the repetition of the last word of a line at the beginning of the next.
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Study Notes
Rhetorical Devices and Literary Terms
- Euphemism, persuasion, antithesis, nonfiction, false consensus bias, alliteration, assonance: These are techniques used in language and writing.
- Ethos, consonance, siphysus, allusion, catharsis, feminist motif, hamartia, satire, moral criticism: These are elements related to rhetoric, literature, and storytelling.
- Opinion theory of humors, Elsinore (related to hamlet), absurdism, soliloquy, foil: These terms relate to theories of human nature and dramatic elements, in likely a literary context (e.g. Hamlet).
- Pathos, dramatic irony, psychoanalytic, portent, aspect ratio, diagetic sound: These are associated with emotional appeal and aspects of film production.
- Apophasis, pov shot, wipe, call sheet, clap board, story board, pan, establishing shot: This relates to film techniques and methods of storytelling (cinematic).
- Asterismos, mise en scene, dolly shot, runner, martini shot, perdiem cut: These are more aspects of filmmaking.
- Hermeneutic, suspicion, auteur, continuity, editing, frame rate: These terms concern the interpretation of movies and filmmaking techniques.
- Hypophora, zeitgiest, lavalier frame, 180-degree rule, extras, bestboy: These are likely terms from filmmaking and film production.
- Logos, nationalism, laissez-faire, iamb, William Wordsworth, Samual Taylor Coleridge: These likely refer to various literary and philosophical concepts.
- Anadiplosis, cadence, anaphora, poetic foot, common meter, apostrophe, sprung rhythm: These are elements related to rhetorical devices in poetry.
- Limited concession, parallelism, hyperbole, hypophora, astermimos, satire, horation, juvealien, coffee houses, deism, romantic definition of poetry, pantheism: A mixed set of terms likely used to describe literary, philosophical, and style-related aspects.
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Test your knowledge on various rhetorical devices and literary terms used in writing and storytelling. This quiz covers techniques from euphemism to cinematic elements like mise en scene and pov shots. Explore how these concepts enhance the art of communication and narrative.
