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Persuasive Literary Terms. Allusion. A reference to a mythological, literary, or historic person, place, or thing. Ex: The song “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay feat. JayZ “See Martin, see Malcolm. See Caesar, see Brutus.”. Anaphora
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Persuasive Literary Terms
Allusion A reference to a mythological, literary, or historic person, place, or thing. Ex: The song “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay feat. JayZ • “See Martin, see Malcolm. See Caesar, see Brutus.”
Anaphora Repetition of the same word at the beginning sentences, parts of sentences, or lines of verse. “With malice toward none; With charity for all; With firmness in the right,…”
Apophasis Generally, to mention by not mentioning. Paralipsis To mention a subject by saying it should not be mentioned. “We won’t even talk about the game last night.” Prolepsis An extreme form that gives full details. “It would be a waste of time to say we lost by 20 points.”
Antithesis Makes a connection between two opposites. “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.”
Connotation The additional meaning of something beyond its literal sense. “Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.”
Contrast Arguing a position or idea strikingly different from the opposition. “…not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”
Denotation The true meaning of something. “Enough said!”
Ethos Persuasive argument technique using the author’s credibility as its basis. “It is raining, so I am right to say the streets are wet”
Euphemism A harmless word or phrase used in place of one that may be considered damaging. “He was as shy as a newspaper is when referring to its own merits.”
Hyperbole A deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration. “The shot heard ‘round the world.”
Hypophora Essentially means “Asked and answered”. “Is the world in a crisis? Yes, we are in a crisis.”
Loaded Language Wording that elicits an emotional response. Bureaucrat vs. Public Servant Pro-death vs. Pro-choice Elitist vs. Expert Put up with vs. Tolerate
Logos Persuasive argument technique using logic as its basis. “It is raining, so the streets must be wet”
Oxymoron A form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression. “bittersweet” or “cold fire”
Paradox A statement that apparently contradicts itself but reveals a truth. “I can resist anything but temptation.”
Parallelism A side-by-side arrangement of words or phrases for the purpose of comparing, contrasting, or showing a relationship. “…and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Pathos Persuasive argument technique using an emotional appeal as its basis. “It is raining, so the streets are will wet. And slippery.”
Repetition The repeating of a word or phrase to provide emphasis. “I came. I saw. I conquered.”
Restatement Expressing the same idea in different words to clarify and stress key points. “He has delusions of adequacy and he aspires to mediocrity.”
Rhetorical Question A question that does not expect an answer. “Are you really going to eat that?”
Rule of Three The use of a series of three elements that add emphasis to an argument, sometimes call a triplet. “blood, sweat and tears” “Send lawyers, guns, and money.”
Sound Patterns Alliteration Assonance Consonance
Alliteration Beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same consonant sound. “Two twisting trout twined together.”
Assonance The repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words. “I cry by thy side.” The words have the same vowel sound, so if you used them together they would be in assonance.
Consonance The repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a harmonious effect. “And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.” The “d” sound is in consonance as well as the “s” sound.
Sarcasm The use of verbal irony in which a person appears to be praising something but is actually insulting it. “But Brutus says [Caesar] was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man.’”
Understatement The opposite of hyperbole. It is a kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less than it really is. “I could probably manage to survive on a salary of two million dollars per year.”
