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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.

soliloquy

The concept of ______ examines the emotional appeal of an argument.

pathos

______ 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.

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Alliteration

A figure of speech that uses repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

Assonance

A literary technique that uses repeated vowel sounds in words to create a specific effect, like 'the slender, sullen sound of the sea.'

Antithesis

A literary technique that creates a parallel structure between two contrasting ideas or concepts.

Allusion

A figure of speech where a writer mentions a specific person, place, or event from history or literature to make a comparison or enhance the meaning of their writing.

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Catharsis

The emotional release an audience experiences when watching a drama, especially a tragedy, where the main character faces hardship and learns a lesson.

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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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