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| 1599298380 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant letters (or sounds)in two or more different words across successive sentences, clauses, or phrase. Ex: Busy as a bee | 0 | |
| 1599298381 | Allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize. Ex: "I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's." This refers to the story of Pinocchio, where his nose grew whenever he told a lie. It is from The Adventures of Pinocchio, written by Carlo Collodi. | 1 | |
| 1599298382 | Analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way. Ex: She was quiet as a mouse. | 2 | |
| 1599298383 | Anaphora | repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses. (Richard D. Bury: "In books I find the dead as if they were alice; in books I foresee things to come;in books warlike affairs are set forth; from books come forth the laws of peace.") Ex: I remember a piece of old wood with termites running around all over it the termite men found under our front porch. I remember when one year in Tulsa by some freak of nature we were invaded by millions of grasshoppers for about three or four days. I remember, downtown, whole sidewalk areas of solid grasshoppers. I remember a shoe store with a big brown x-ray machine that showed up the bones in your feet bright green. - I Remember by Joe Brainard | 3 | |
| 1599298384 | Anecdote | a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. Ex: At the beginning of a speech about fire safety, the speaker tells a short cautionary tale about a serious injury that occurred as a result of not following protocol. | 4 | |
| 1599298385 | Antimetabole | the words in one phrase or clause are replicated, exactly or closely, in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause. Ex: "ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." (J F Kennedy) | 5 | |
| 1599298386 | Antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced. Ex: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong | 6 | |
| 1599298387 | Aphorism | a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance. Ex: A bad penny always turns up. | 7 | |
| 1599298388 | Assonance | repetition of similar vowel sounds, preceded and followed by different consonants, in the stressed syllables of adjacent words. Ex: The sergeant asked him to bomb the lawn with hotspots. | 8 | |
| 1599298389 | Asyndeton | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions. ("They spent the day wondering, searching, thinking,understanding.") Ex: Speed up the film, Montag, quick. Click, Pic, Look, Eye, Now, Flick, Here, There, Swift, Pace, Up, Down, In, Out, Why, How, Who, What, Where, Eh? Uh! Bang! Smack! Wallop, Bing, Bong, Boom! - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | 9 | |
| 1599298390 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed. ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.") Ex: One should eat to live, not live to eat. - Cicero | 10 | |
| 1599298391 | Dialect | a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a particular geographical region. Ex: "Y'all" = Southern dialect | 11 | |
| 1599298392 | Diction | the word choices made by a writer. (can be described as: formal, semi-formal, ornate, informal, technical, etc.) Ex: An agreeable ethos matches the audience's expectations for the leader's tone, appearance and manners. | 12 | |
| 1599298393 | Didactic Statement | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing. Ex: "I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors." Barack Obama | 13 | |
| 1599298394 | Ellipsis | the omission of a word of phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context. Ex: "Some people prefer cats; others, dogs." | 14 | |
| 1599298395 | Epistrophe | repetition of the same word or phrase at the ends of successive clauses. Ex: If you had known the virtue of the ring, Or half her worthiness that gave the ring, Or your own honour to contain the ring, You would not then have parted with the ring. The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare | 15 | |
| 1599298396 | Ethos | the persuasive appeal of one's character, or credibility. Ex: "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results." | 16 | |
| 1599298397 | Euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant. Ex: "she passed away," instead of "she died." | 17 | |
| 1599298398 | Figurative Language | language employing one or more figures of speech. (personification, hyperbole, metaphor, alliteration, simile, onomatopoeia,idiom) Ex: Her eyes were as blue as the ocean. | 18 | |
| 1599298399 | Hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect. Ex: I have a million things to do. | 19 | |
| 1599298400 | Imagery | the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses Ex: On a starry winter night in Portugal Where the ocean kissed the southern shore There a dream I never thought would come to pass Came and went like time spent through an hourglass -Teena Marie, "Portuguese Love" | 20 | |
| 1599298401 | Inference | a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence. Ex: John hears a smoke alarm and smells burnt bacon. John can infer that his neighbor burnt her breakfast. | 21 | |
| 1599298402 | Inverted Syntax | a sentence constructed so that the predicate comes before the subject. Ex: In the woods I am walking. | 22 | |
| 1599298403 | Irony | the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs. (situational, verbal, dramatic) Ex: An ambulance driver goes to a nighttime bike accident scene and runs over the accident victim because the victim has crawled to the center of the road with their bike. | 23 | |
| 1599298404 | Jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession. Ex: SCOTUS - Supreme Court of the United States | 24 | |
| 1599298405 | Juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast. Ex: Beauty and ugliness | 25 | |
| 1599298406 | Litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite. (describing a particularly horrific scene by saying, "It was not a pretty picture.") Ex: The ice cream was not too bad. | 26 | |
| 1599298407 | Logos | appeal to reason or logic. Ex:"In 25 years of driving the same route, I haven't seen a single deer." | 27 | |
| 1599298408 | Maxim | a concise statement, often offering advice; an adage. Ex: Never trust a man who says, "Trust me." | 28 | |
| 1599298409 | Metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it. ("The pen [writing] is mightier than the sword [war/fighting].) Ex: Crown - in place of a royal person | 29 | |
| 1599298410 | Mood | the emotional atmosphere of a work. Ex: Cheerful: This light-hearted happy mood is shown with descriptions of laughter, upbeat music, delicious smells, and bright colors. | 30 | |
| 1599298411 | Non Sequitur | an inference that does not follow logically from the premises. (literally, "does not follow") Ex: She's wearing red shoes. Her favorite color must be red. | 31 | |
| 1599298412 | Paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth. ("Whoever loses his life, shall find it.") Ex: A rich man is no richer than a poor man. | 32 | |
| 1599298413 | Parallel Structure | using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. Ex: Joe likes singing, walking and diving. This is correct and uses parallel structure. An incorrect version of this sentence would read: Joe likes singing, walking and to dive. | 33 | |
| 1599298414 | Parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work. Ex: Weird AL Yankovich's songs, and the Scary Movie | 34 | |
| 1599298415 | Pathos | the quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity. Ex: "If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?" | 35 | |
| 1599298416 | Personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics. Ex: The stars 'danced' playfully in the moonlit sky. | 36 | |
| 1599298417 | Polysyndeton | the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural. Ex: He ran and jumped and laughed for joy. | 37 | |
| 1599298418 | Rhetoric | the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner. Ex: Upon approaching a cashier at the grocery store she asks, "Will you help starving children today by adding $3 to your grocery bill?" | 38 | |
| 1599298419 | Rhetorical Devices | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression Ex: Alliteration - the recurrence of initial consonant sounds - rubber baby buggy bumpers | 39 | |
| 1599298420 | Rhetorical Question | a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer. Ex: Do cats meow? | 40 | |
| 1599298421 | Satire | the use of humor to emphasize human weakness or imperfections in social institutions. (Jonathan swift's Gulliver's Travels, The Simpsons, etc.) Ex: Franklin's cartoon depicts a snake, cut into pieces, with each piece representing one of the colonies. | 41 | |
| 1599298422 | Sibilance | having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the h in sash. Ex: "As the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain." | 42 | |
| 1599298423 | Style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work. ( when analyzing style, one may consider dictions, figurative language, sentence structure, etc.) Ex: Edgar Allan Poe- Gothic, detective, speculative, a bit on the grotesque. | 43 | |
| 1599298424 | Synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object. (for example, referring to a car simply as "wheels") Ex: It may use an entire whole thing to represent a part of it. | 44 | |
| 1599298425 | Syntax | the manner in which words are arranged into sentences Ex: Happy about her upcoming promotion, Sammie sang all the way home. | 45 | |
| 1599298426 | Tautology | needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding. ("Widow woman", "free gift") Ex: I went there personally. | 46 | |
| 1599298427 | Tone | the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience. (hyperbole, metaphor, and personification are some examples of tropes) Ex: The way I look at it, someone needs to start doing something about disease. What's the big deal? People are dying. But the average person doesn't think twice about it until it affects them. Or someone they know. | 47 | |
| 1599298428 | Trope | an artful deviation from the ordinary or principal signification of a word. Ex: He's been here hundreds of times. | 48 | |
| 1599298429 | Vernacular | the everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage. Ex: "Hey! What's up?" | 49 |
