Vocabulary
Across
- 7. a goal that the speaker or writer wants to achieve
- 8. the central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer
- 9. arrangement of words
- 11. an assertion, usually supported by evidence
- 12. repetition of similar grammatical patterns
- 14. placement of two things side by side for emphasis
- 16. the speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience
- 17. a term used for the author, or the person whose perspective its being advanced in a speech or piece of writing
- 18. the occasion or the time and place it was written or spoken
Down
- 1. a Greek term that means "word"; an appeal to logic
- 2. a Greek term referring to the character of a person; one of Aristotle's 3 rhetorical appeals
- 3. adding details that support an important idea in the beginning
- 4. parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas
- 5. taking sides
- 6. an informal or conversational use of language
- 7. a Greek term that refers to suffering but has come to be associated with broader appeals to emotion
- 10. choice of words
- 13. distinctive quality of speech or writing created by the selection and arrangement of words and figures of speech
- 15. in rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing
- 19. artful diction