Terms : Hide Images
| 2418600116 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents | 0 | |
| 2418603588 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration | 1 | |
| 2418605135 | Personifaction | Giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea | 2 | |
| 2418606261 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 3 | |
| 2418607875 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 4 | |
| 2418611814 | Parallelism | Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 5 | |
| 2418623871 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 6 | |
| 2418627560 | Irony | A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen | 7 | |
| 2418631295 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 8 | |
| 2418637470 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 9 | |
| 2418639978 | Antecedent | A word, phrase, or clause to which a following pronoun refers. Ex: Iris tried, but she couldn't find the book. (Iris is the antecedent.) | 10 | |
| 2418645962 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 11 | |
| 2418649010 | Antithesis | An exact opposite | 12 | |
| 2418652433 | Denotation | Dictionary definition of a word | 13 | |
| 2418657879 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 14 | |
| 2418660659 | Diction | A speaker or writer's choice of words (formal, informal, colloquial, full of slang, poetic, ornate, plain, abstract, concrete, etc.); diction has a powerful effect on tone | 15 | |
| 2418662781 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 16 | |
| 2418664379 | Tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels. | 17 | |
| 2418670097 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 18 | |
| 2418671564 | Synedoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object (for example, referring to a car simply as "wheels") | 19 | |
| 2418675507 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty"). | 20 | |
| 2418677632 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 21 | |
| 2418679597 | Periodic sentence | A sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. In other words, the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support. | 22 | |
| 2418690648 | Narrative | A story | 23 | |
| 2418692694 | Exposition | A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. | 24 | |
| 2418695416 | Anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. | 25 | |
| 2418697504 | Epistrophe | A scheme in which the same word is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. Example: "I believe we should fight for justice. You believe we should fight for justice. How can we not, then, fight for justice?" | 26 | |
| 2418731114 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 27 | |
| 2418700281 | Satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 28 | |
| 2418704218 | Subordinate clause | A group of words that has both a subject and a verb but (unlike an independent clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. Also known as a dependent clause. | 29 | |
| 2418707001 | Dependent clause | does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence, even though it has a subject and a verb. (After the movie was over,) | 30 | |
| 2418710628 | Independent clause | expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Has both a subject and a verb. | 31 | |
| 2418712802 | Understatement | A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means; the opposite of exaggeration. | 32 | |
| 2418714994 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 33 | |
| 2418719794 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms | 34 | |
| 2418725913 | Ethos, Pathos, Logos | Trust, Emotion, Logic | 35 | |
| 2418736796 | Red herring | An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case. It is like being given too many suspects in a murder mystery. | 36 | |
| 2418738034 | Stacking the deck | giving only evidence that supports your argument while ignoring or disregarding contrary evidence | 37 | |
| 2418740800 | Non sequitur | A statement that does not follow logically from evidence | 38 | |
| 2418746566 | Complex question | Example: When did you stop beating your wife? (It's not a yes or no question) Did you strangle Mr. Schultz before or after you took your children to the zoo? | 39 | |
| 2418754150 | Ad hominem | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. It comes from the Latin meaning "against the man." | 40 | |
| 2418758327 | Post hoc | Assuming that an incident that precedes another is the cause of the second incident Blaming something that has no connection with the problem. A occurs before B. | 41 | |
| 2418766527 | Slippery slope | A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented | 42 | |
| 2418768868 | False dilemma | A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a limited number of options (usually two) when in fact more options are available | 43 | |
| 2418770594 | Appeal to tradition | A fallacy which assumes that something old is automatically better than something new | 44 | |
| 2418773855 | Begging the question | A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt | 45 | |
| 2418779800 | Bandwagon | BUT M-O-M!! EVERYBODY ELSE'S PARENTS BUY THEIR KIDS THOSE NIKE SHOES. YOU SHOULD BUY ME SOME, TOO! | 46 | |
| 2418781507 | False analogy | Arguing on the basis of a comparison of unrelated things. | 47 | |
| 2418785202 | Straw man | A fallacy that occurs when a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea. | 48 | |
| 2418788569 | Equivocation | A fallacy by which a key word or phrase in an argument is used with more than one meaning. "n.模棱兩可的話, 含糊話" | 49 | |
| 2418793035 | Hasty generalization | A fallacy that presents a generalization that is either not supported with evidence or is supported with only weak evidence | 50 | |
| 2418804324 | Accusatory | charging of wrong doing | 51 | |
| 2418806439 | Apathetic | indifferent due to lack of energy or concern | 52 | |
| 2418807999 | Awe | solemn wonder | 53 | |
| 2418808356 | Bitter | exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief | 54 | |
| 2418820697 | Cynical | questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people | 55 | |
| 2418826049 | Condescending | a feeling of superiority | 56 | |
| 2418829763 | Callous | unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others | 57 | |
| 2418831756 | Contemplative | studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue | 58 | |
| 2418835641 | Critical | finding fault | 59 | |
| 2418842524 | Choleric | hot-tempered, easily angered | 60 | |
| 2418845583 | Contemptuous | showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect | 61 | |
| 2418849802 | Caustic | intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting | 62 | |
| 2418860351 | Conventional | lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality | 63 | |
| 2418867834 | Disdainful | scornful | 64 | |
| 2418869681 | Didactic | author attempts to educate or instruct the reader | 65 | |
| 2418873432 | Derisive | ridiculing, mocking | 66 | |
| 2418877339 | Earnest | intense, a sincere state of mind | 67 | |
| 2418879594 | Erudite | learned, polished, scholarly | 68 | |
| 2418881941 | Fanciful | using the imagination | 69 | |
| 2418887950 | Forthwright | directly frank without hesitation | 70 | |
| 2418890699 | Gloomy | darkness, sadness, rejection | 71 | |
| 2418892854 | Haughty | proud and vain to the point of arrogance | 72 | |
| 2418895296 | Indignant | marked by anger aroused by injustice | 73 | |
| 2418897866 | Intimate | very familiar | 74 | |
| 2418899554 | Judgemental | authoritative and often having critical opinions | 75 | |
| 2418902222 | Jovial | happy | 76 | |
| 2418903632 | Lyrical | expressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like | 77 | |
| 2418909310 | Matter-of-fact | accepting of conditions, not fanciful or emotional | 78 | |
| 2418913760 | Mocking | treating with contempt or ridicule | 79 | |
| 2418914943 | Morose | gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent | 80 | |
| 2418916617 | Malicious | purposely hurtful | 81 | |
| 2418919039 | Objective | an unbiased view; able to leave personal judgments aside | 82 | |
| 2418929825 | Optimistic | hopeful, cheerful | 83 | |
| 2418933045 | Obsequious | polite and obedient in order to gain something | 84 | |
| 2418939196 | Patronizing | air of condescension | 85 | |
| 2418940392 | Pessimistic | seeing the worst side of things; no hope | 86 | |
| 2418942324 | Quizzical | odd, eccentric, amusing | 87 | |
| 2418944109 | Ribald | offensive in speech or gesture | 88 | |
| 2418947190 | Reverent | treating a subject with honor and respect | 89 | |
| 2418950633 | Ridiculing | slightly contemptuous banter, making fun of | 90 | |
| 2418954373 | Reflective | illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions | 91 | |
| 2418959294 | Sarcastic | sneering, caustic | 92 | |
| 2418960833 | Sardonic | scornfully and bitterly sarcastic | 93 | |
| 2418965090 | Satiric | ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach | 94 | |
| 2418968077 | Sincere | without deceit or pretense; genuine | 95 | |
| 2418970415 | Solemn | deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection | 96 | |
| 2418973718 | Sanguineous | optimistic, cheerful | 97 | |
| 2418975381 | Whimsical | odd, strange, fantastic; fun | 98 |
