An exaggeration used to make a point or draw attention
What is hyperbole
100
The art of speaking and writing effectively.
What is rhetoric
100
Broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work; the use of the five senses to call to mind an idea or describe an idea.
What is imagery
100
Cruel kindness is thought to be this type of literary device.
What is an oxymoron
100
"To raise a happy, healthful, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety; it takes us all." (Hillary Clinton)
The literary device used in this sentence is...
What is anaphora
200
The specific word choice an author uses to persuade, convey tone, purpose, or effect.
What is Diction
200
Appeal to emotions
What is pathos
200
Treating an abstraction or nonhuman object as if it were a person by endowing it with human features or qualities.
What is personification
200
This "sermon" like word could also include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.
What is homily
200
The attitude the writer takes toward a subject and theme.
What is tone
300
A word capturing or approximating the sound of what it is describing, examples: "buzz," "swoosh,"plink."
What is onomatopoeia
300
Appeal to credibility
What is ethos
300
The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.
What is irony
300
Attacking the character of the arguer rather than the argument itself is called this.
What is an Ad Hominem fallacy
300
The use of a person, place, thing, event, or pattern that figuratively represents or "stands for" something else, usually something abstract.
What is symbolism
400
The regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses.
What is anaphora
400
A type of logical claim that uses a major premise and a minor premise to reach a conclusion
What is syllogism
400
A figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements.
What is an oxymoron
400
All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is a man.
What is syllogism
400
A literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure; usually sarcastic and/or humorous.
What is satire
500
A statement that seems contradictory but may probably be true.
What is a paradox
500
What are the three points on the rhetorical triangle? (Hint: NOT Ethos, Pathos, and Logos)
What is writer/speaker, audience, and message/purpose
500
The repetition of initial identical sounds in successive words.
What is alliteration
500
To get your "swag" on, would be an example of this C word.
What is a colloquialism
500
The stages of the classical argument formula.
What is introduction, background statement, thesis/position, refutation, support, conclusion