Diction
Hit me up! Gimme some Benjamins.
What is slang?
Not a chance.
What is a rhetorical fragment?
She is a math teacher who can't balance a checkbook?
What is situational irony?
Sometimes it seems like this class goes on forever.
What is hyperbole?
My back was hurting, so I put some Icy Hot on it.
What is an oxymoron?
This has been a banner year as everyone continues to give 110%. With due diligence this will be a banner year.
What is jargon?
What is a rhetorical question?
Billy is hiding under the bed, but his mom has no idea.
What is dramatic irony?
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose.
What is alliteration?
During the storm lightning danced across the sky.
What is personification?
Get off the couch and do your chores!
What is monosyllabic diction?
Somewhere in this house is my wallet.
What is inverted order?
What is verbal irony?
The soft breeze blew as I stuck my feet into the warm sand of the beach.
What is imagery?
This is unparalyzed in the state's history.
What is a malapropism?
What is abstract?
Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it.
What is a balanced sentence?
Juliet drank a sleeping potion and will wake up in 42 hours. She is not dead.
What is dramatic irony?
That man is Satan!
What is a metaphor?
It is really important to think outside the box.
What is a cliche'?
After lunch at Bread Co., let's stop and get a concrete.
What is a colloquialism?
Every morning, we make our bed, eat breakfast and feed the dog.
What is parallel structure?
Our dog Tiny weighed 50 lbs on his last visit to the vet.
What is situational irony?
They really are star-crossed lovers.
What is allusion?
Feet, don't fail me now.
What is apostrophe?