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Classical rhetoric

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

Areas within Classical rhetoric

Rhetoric

Persuasion, argument, style and audience.

100 words

Creative writing

Narrative, voice, imagery and literary craft.

0 words

Literary criticism

Analysis and interpretation of literary works.

3 words

Argumentation

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

17 words

Classical rhetoric

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

3 words

Drama

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

19 words

Fiction

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

17 words

Figurative language

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

9 words

Genre

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

83 words

Literary analysis

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

403 words

Narrative

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

17 words

Poetry

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

46 words

Prosody

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

35 words

Stylistics

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

8 words

Textual analysis

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

21 words

Core vocabulary

3 featured terms

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Exordiumnoun

(rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse

Narrationnoun

(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

Perorationnoun

(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"