The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
What is Alliteration
100
A pithy observation that contains a general truth
What is Aphorism
100
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is Hyperbole
100
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
What is Satire
100
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
What is Onomatopoeia
200
Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
What is Ambiguous
200
The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence
What is Asyndeton
200
The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing
What is Metonymy
200
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
What is Synechdoche
200
An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
What is Parody
300
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
What is Anaphora
300
Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary
What is Colloquial
300
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
What is Oxymoron
300
The production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body
What is Synesthesia
300
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
What is Parable
400
A figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as “hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins”
What is Antithesis
400
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
What is Didactic
400
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
What is Paradox
400
A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits only one
What is Zeugma
400
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, esp. the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
What is Rhetoric
500
the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
What is Assonance
500
A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory
What is Exposition
500
a figure of speech where successive clauses or phrases are linked by one or more conjunctions.
What is Polysyndeton
500
The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning
What is Semantics
500
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person