Rhetoric and Argument
Literary Devices
Story Elements
Complex Concepts
Figurative Language
100

This type of argument attacks the person instead of the claim.

What is an ad hominem argument?

100

The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
 
 

What is alliteration?

100

The turning point of a story

What is climax?

100

A brief story with a moral lesson.

What is a fable?

100
a basic comparison of two generally unlike things that produced insight.
What is metaphor?
200

This appeal relies on credibility or trustworthiness.

What is ethos?

200

A reference to another text, event, or figure.

What is an allusion?

200

A character who is complex and develops over time.

What is a round character?

200

A statement that seems contradictory but reveals truth.

What is a paradox?

200
an elaborate simile that compares an ordinary event or situation with the more complex idea in the text that is often recognized by the use of "just as, so then."
What is an epic or Homeric simile?
300

This type of reasoning moves from general principle to specific conclusion.

What is deductive reasoning?

300

Repeating words or phrases at the beginning of clauses.
 

What is anaphora?

300

A moment of sudden realization or insight.

What is an epiphany?

300

A work that uses humor or irony to criticize society.

What is satire?

300
a figure of speech in which some significant aspect of an experience is used to represent the whole experience.
What is metonymy?
400

This type of reasoning draws a general conclusion based on specific examples or observations.


What is inductive reasoning?

400

A reversal of grammatical structure (ABBA pattern).

What is chiasmus?  

400

Hints about what will happen later in the story.

What is foreshadowing?

400

This device creates a shocking drop from serious to ridiculous tone, often for comedic or ironic effect.


What is bathos?

400
an elaborate, intellectually ingenious metaphor that shows the poet's realm of knowledge; it may be brief or extended.
What is a metaphysical conceit (or simply conceit, for short)?
500

This is a brief story or personal example used to illustrate a larger point in an argument.

 What is an anecdote?  

500

Placing contrasting ideas side by side for effect.

What is juxtaposition?

500

A narrative within a narrative structure.

What is a frame device?

500

Excessive pride that leads to downfall (Greek tragedy).

What is hubris?  

500
a short quotation or verse that precedes a poem (or any text) to set the tone, provide a setting, or give other context for the poem.
What is an epigram?
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