Grab Bag
Repetition that involves the omission of contractions; lists clauses with commas and semicolons
asyndeton
Repetition that uses lots of contractions
polysyndeton
metaphor
A situation in which the opposite of what you expect happens
irony
Ethos
What size margins does MLA formatting require?
One inch
The belief that life is meaningless so there is no use seeking meaning.
Nihilism
A comparison that uses like or as
simile
An ironic situation that teaches a life lesson; an irony that reveals a universal truth
paradox
An appeal to emotions
pathos
Where does the period appear in a parenthetical citation that includes the author and page number?
After the parenthesis -- at the very end of the citation.
The belief that life is poetic and that human emotion is the most important means to communicate; a time period in which lots of poetry was written that enumerated the beauty of expressing feelings and valuing nature.
Romanticism
hyperbole
Repetition of words at the END of clauses
Epistrophe
Logos
diction
The belief that Nature is something that can be harsh and combative; a force to be reckoned with.
Naturalism
Placing two opposing (opposite) ideas or concepts side by side as a means to pronounce their qualities
juxtaposition
When emotions are associated with words
connotation
A question asked -- it presupposes you know the answer; a question asked that the questioner knows the answer to.
Rhetorical question
syntax
Puritanism
A comparison that uses repetition of WORDS at the beginning of clauses
anaphora
The dictionary definition of a word
denotation
"My record as a civil servant proves I've served my community faithfully for decades."
Ethos