Rhetorical Terms
"A"
Negative
Positive
"I've got a feeling!"
100

An overstatement

What is hyperbole?

100

Opposition; hostility; resistance

Who is an antagonist?

100

Doubtful

What is dubious?

100

A wise person

What is sage?

100

 Lack of emotion or interest

What is apathy?

200

The art of speaking or writing effectively; the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion.

What is rhetoric?

200

Lack of government; chaos

What is anarchy? 

200

one who saves greedily

What is miser?

200

to be creative; to introduce something new

What is innovate?

200

Not caring one way or the other; lacking a preference; neutral

What is indifferent? 

300

The way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. It is sentence structure and how it influences the way a reader perceives a piece of writing.

What is syntax?

300

Friendship

What is amity? 

300

Shocking; outstandingly bad

What is flagrant?

300

Accidental; happening by chance or luck

What is fortuitous?

300

gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win

What is pessimism?

400

A brief, even casual reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object. Not to be confused with illusion. 

What is allusion?

400

Having more than one meaning; vague

What is ambiguous?

400

showing off

What is ostentatious?

400

humor

What is levity?

400

honest; frank

What is candid?
500

A brief story or tale characterized by exaggerated language.

What is an anectdote?

500

to soothe

What is assuage?

500

An accomplished musician

What is a virtuoso? 

500

unbiased; neutral

What is impartial?

500

Quarrelsome, argumentative

What is contentious?

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