Rhetorical Devices
"The book was a passport to adventure."
What is Metaphor?
What is efficacious?
Relating to trees
What is arboreal?
"Buzz, Hiss, Bang, Pop, Moo"
What is onomatopoeia?
Constant and attentive
What is assiduous?
"She sells sea shells by the sea shore"
What is alliteration?
Native to
Indigenous
A long, pompous speech
What is harangue?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
What is hyperbole?
To spread widely
What is disseminate?
"That is one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind"
What is antithesis?
Extremely wicked
What is nefarious?
Evil
What is malevolent?
A serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.
What is a homily?
Incapable of being put into words
What is ineffable?
"He is not the cleverest person I have ever met"
What is litotes?
Complaining
What is querulous?
Refusing to yield or compromise
What is intransigent?
"All men are mortal,
Steve is mortal,
Therefore Steve is a man"
What is a syllogism?
Capable of being shaped or influence
What is malleable?
"Check out my new wheels"
What is metonymy?
Very thin; lacking substance
What is tenous?
Characterized by unrest, commotion, or agitation
What is tumultuous?
"He carried a strobe light and the responsibility for the lives of his men"
What is zeugma?
Stealthy and secret
What is surreptitious?