Vocab: Nouns
Vocab: Verbs & Adjectives
Persuasion
Rhetorical Devices
Literary Devices
100
ritual, custom
What is rite
100
repeat, return
What is reprise
100
"You look beautiful today. Will you go to the dance with me?"
What is flattery
100
A teacher asks a noisy class: "Are you finished talking yet?"
What is rhetorical question
100
His voice is like an an air horn.
What is simile
200
previous example, guide
What is precedent
200
out-of-control, wild
What is rampant
200
If you don't go to the dance with me, I'll be heartbroken.
What is pathos
200
"Run, run, run!"
What is repetition
200
I brushed aside my worries.
What is metaphor
300
range, extent
What is scope
300
self-defeating, harmful
What is counterproductive
300
You should go to the dance with me because I'm a nice guy.
What is ethos
300
"It's a question of slavery or freedom!"
What is antithesis
300
I ate my breakfast, washed my face, and brushed my teeth.
What is parallelism
400
realization
What is revelation
400
equal, equivalent
What is tantamount
400
You should go to the dance with me because I already have a tux that matches your dress.
What is logos
400
"If you don't get good grades, you will never amount to anything!"
What is either/or fallacy
400
a reference to a story from mythology, the Bible, literature, or history
What is allusion
500
group, division
What is cohort
500
punishing, judgemental
What is punitive
500
You should go to the dance with me because it's the right thing to do.
What is ethos
500
"You might be thinking I'm not rich enough for you, but if you marry me, I'll give you everything you want."
What is opposing viewpoint & counterargument
500
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
What is anaphora
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