historical, literary, religious, or mythical references
What are allusions?
100
paradox; the term now used for impossible situations, such as not getting a job without experience and not getting experience without a job
also a novel title
What is a Catch-22?
100
god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology
Who is Dionysus?
200
a type of irony in which events turn out the opposite of what was expected.
What is situational irony?
200
the relationship between ABSTRACT and CONCRETE
What are antonyms?
200
characters personify abstractions like hope or freedom in this
What is allegory?
200
refers to a supreme court case in which the principle of "judicial review" was established, giving the supreme court the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
200
"Loving hate" and "motionful suspension" are examples.
What are oxymorons?
300
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France" is an example.
What is anaphora?
300
words that sound alike but have different meanings
What are homonyms?
300
a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
What is satire?
300
means that joy and beauty of the fine arts is reason enough for pursuing them-- phrase has also been modified for learning.
What is art for arts sake?
300
A stubborn person may be categorized as either "strong-willed" or "pig-headed." The difference between the two illustrates what?
What is denotation and connotation?
400
refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.
What is parallelism?
400
names chosen by authors to disguise their real identities
What are pseudonyms?
400
a similarity or comparison between one familiar thing and one unfamiliar thing
What is analogy?
400
goddess who personified victory, also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory
Who is Nike?
400
logical fallacy that oversimplifies an argument and reduces alternatives to only two choices.
What is an either-or-fallacy?
500
writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. A ___ work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns.
what is didactic?
500
The branch of linguistics that studies that meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.
what is semantics?
500
The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example.
what is deduction?
500
refers to the issuance of a challenge. the phrase derives from medieval combat, when a knight would throw his glove at the feet of the knight being challenged.