Exaggerating part of a statement in order to give emphasis or focus.
What is Hyperbole
100
Rhetorical form in which the focus of a descriptive statement is less than what one would normally expect.
What is Understatement
100
The repeated sound of the first letter in a series of multiple words, or the repetition of the same letter sounds in stressed syllables of a phrase.
What is Alliteration
100
A short account of a particular incident or event.
What is Anecdote
100
Needs no definition or proof, the point is obviously correct.
What is The Self-Evident Truth
200
Using the same general structure for multiple parts of a sentence, or for multiple sentences, in order to link them all.
What is Parallelism
200
Writer repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple clauses or sentences.
What is Anaphora
200
Detachment of the writer/speaker from reality in order to address an imaginary character in his speech.
What is Apostrophe
200
A method of paragraph development in which a writer arranges people, objects, or ideas with shared characteristics into classes or groups.
What is Classification
200
Diverting attention from the real issues by emphasizing irrelevant information.
What is Red Herring
300
A general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct.
What is Maxim
300
The writer compares two things that are already somewhat related.
What is Simile
300
A type of poetry or verse which was popular for dance songs in ancient France
What is a Ballad
300
When writers express meanings of words differently than their literal meanings.
What is Trope
300
When a person arrives at a general conclusion based on too little evidence.
What is Hasty Generalities
400
A form of parallelism that flips the original form. It uses a verb and adverb followed by an adverb and verb in an inverted order.
What is Chiasmus
400
Using a part of something to refer to a larger whole object.
What is Synecdoche
400
The use of words with sharp, harsh, hissing, and non-melodious sounds to achieve desired results.
What is Cacophony
400
A literary work dealing with rural life in an artificial matter, drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of simple life and the corruption of city life.
What is a Pastoral
400
Is a type of fallacy in which a speaker attempts to malign an opponent by associating him or her with a negative concept.
What is Guilt by Association
500
Allows you to refer to objects through closely related objects.
What is Metonymy
500
When the writer repeats a word or phrase at the end of multiple clauses or sentences.
What is Epistrophe
500
Two things being placed together with contrasting effect.
What is Juxtaposition
500
A figure of speech in which a word applies to more than one noun, blending ideas.
What is Zeugma
500
Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.