RHETORICAL FORMS/TECHNIQUES I
RHETORICAL FORMS/TECHNIQUES II
RHETORICAL FORMS/TECHNIQUES III
RHETORICAL FORMS/TECHNIQUES IV
RHETORICAL FORMS/TECHNIQUES V
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An ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it.
What is SATIRE?
100
Repetition of an idea using different words, often for emphasis or other effect.
What is REITERATION?
100
A direct, verbal assault; a denunciation casting blame on someone or something.
What is an INVECTIVE?
100
A construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs - often in different, sometimes incongruent ways - two or more words in a sentence. EXAMPLE: Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need - not as a call to battle, though embattled we are - but a call to bear the burden.
What is a ZEUGMA?
100
An object, device, or creation that is fanciful or rooted in unreality.
What is WHIMSY? EXAMPLE: One day my Superman is going to swoop down and take me away from all this.
200
A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.
What is a HOMILY?
200
A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. For example, "May was hot, June the same." WAS is omitted from the second clause.
What is ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION?
200
Repetition of words in reverse order. EXAMPLE: Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
What is ANTIMETABOLE?
200
An appropriate word replaced by an inappropriate word.
What is a MALAPROPISM?
200
Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information or teach a lesson, usually in a dry, pompous manner.
What is DIDACTIC?
300
A form of deductive reasoning in which given certain ideas or facts, other ideas or facts must follow. EXAMPLE: All men are mortal; Mike is a man; therefore, Mike is mortal.
What is a syllogism?
300
A grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons or things.
What is CARICATURE?
300
The generic name for a figure of speech such as an image, symbol, simile, and metaphor.
What is a TROPE?
300
Talking around a subject.
What is CIRCUMLOCUTION?
300
A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation.
What is a LAMPOON?
400
A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement.
What is an EPIGRAM?
400
A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term. Example: PASS AWAY for DIE
What is EUPHEMISM?
400
A word to which a pronoun refers.
What is an ANTECEDENT?
400
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons and contrasts.
What is JUXTAPOSITION?
400
Directed to or appealing in feelings or prejudices instead of intellect or reason.
What is AD HOMINEM?
500
A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.
What is a NON-SEQUITIR?
500
A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth.
What is a MAXIM?
500
A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.
What is an APHORISM?
500
An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing. EXAMPLE: sun-bright topaz, sun-lit lake, sun-bright lake
What is an EPITHET?
500
Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is or could have been.
What is VERISIMILITUDE?
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