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A question asked for effect...not necessarily needed to be answered.
Analytical Question
Rhetorical Question
Antithesis
A figure of speech that uses negative wording or terms to express a positive assertion or statement.
(a)
Human attributes given to a non-human object.
Personification
Metaphor
Analogy
Chiasmus
A sentence with only one clause containing a subject and predicate.
Complex Sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
Compound Sentence
Simple Sentence
A sentence with more than one subject and/or predicate.
Compound-Complex Sentence
Compound Sentence
Simple Sentence
Complex Sentence
A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one dependent clause.
Compound-Complex Sentence
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Simple Sentence
Complex Sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
Compound Sentence
"What is WRONG with you?"
(a)
Hamlet (the speaker) talking about Yorick (a dead character) is an example of...
Prose
Apostrophe
Zeugma
Metaphor
Deliberate exaggeration to create a "heightened" effect.
(a)
A figure of speech in which part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice versa.
(a)
Rhetorical device where two or more clauses are balanced against eachother.
Hyperbole
Synecdoche
Chiasmus
Epistrophe
Repetition of phrases or words at the ends of clauses and/or sentences.
Assonance
Epistrophe
Synecdoche
Anaphora
Repetition of words at the beginning of a sentence.
(a)
Repetition of similar vowel sounds within the proximity of two or more words. (He fell asleep under the cherry tree)
Alliteration
Repetition
Assonance
"The sun was like a blazing ball of fire" is an example of what?
Simile
Metaphor
Analogy
Hyperbole
Seemingly contradictory, but could technically be plausible.
Colloquialism
Aphorism
Paradox
Allegory
Language that's specific to a language, location, or time period.
Colloquialism
Antecendent
Connotation
Analogy
A short or interesting story.
(a)
A religious sermon given by a priest or other religious figure.
(a)
A sentence made up of two balanced segments.
Periodic sentence
Non-periodic sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
The interpretation and meaning of words, sentence structure, and symbols.
(a)
When logical deductions are made based off of premises assumed to be true.
Diction
Inference
Invective
Semantics
Statement of truth expressed in a witty manner.
(a)
A word or phrase that is later replaced by a pronoun or other substitute.
Antecedent
Allegory
Aphorism
Clause
The literal or objective meaning of a word.
(a)
A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the specific thing it describes.
(a)
The combination of words within a sentence; comprised of a subject and predicate.
Clause
Aphorism
Connotation
Periodic Sentence
A figure of speech commonly used to replace an uncomfortable topic.
Colloquialism
Analogy
Euphemism
Metaphor
Speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution.
(a)
Linguistic choices made by the writer to convey an idea or point of view.
(a)
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
(a)
Sentence that starts with an independent clause; simple and provides main idea.
Periodic Sentence
Loose/Non-periodic sentence
Invective
Simple Sentence
In ironic remark rooted in humor, usually to mock or satirize something.
Irony
Semantics
Sarcasm
Parody
The statement at the end of the introduction that connects background info through a transition.
(a)
Figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or adjective, applies to more than one noun.
Zeugma
Apostrophe
Syllogism
Prose
A sentence with a modifier or any other kind of word that breaks the flow of the the sentence.
(a)
A literary device that reflects the writer's attitude toward a subject matter..
Parody
Tone
Syntax
Theme
A set of rules that dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together to complete a thought.
Prose
Tone
Syntax
Zeugma
A sentence in which the subject or all parts of the sentence come before the verb.
Inverted order
Natural order
Complex Sentence
Simple Sentence
A sentence in which the verb comes before the subject.
Simple Sentence
Natural Order
Inverted Order
Compound-Complex Sentence
