a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
What is synecdoche?
100
an argument that focuses on attacking the opposing sides personal characteristics as opposed to their actual viewpoint.
What is ad hominem?
100
a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme(aaba)
What is limerick?
200
A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable
What is masculine rhyme?
200
resemblance of sounds
What is assonance?
200
the original of a certain character, theme, symbol, etc
What is archetype?
200
specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject.
What is jargon?
200
the act of positioning close together( or side by side).
What is juxstaposition?
300
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
What is cacophony?
300
the running on of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next without a syntactical break.
What is enjambment?
300
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
What is refrain?
300
(logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
What is non sequitir?
300
a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation.
What is epigram?
400
pleasant, harmonious sound
What is euphony?
400
repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses.
What is anaphora?
400
informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing.
What is colloquialism?
400
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
What is malapropism?
400
curse word., An exclamation or oath, often obscene
What is explitive?
500
a sorrowful poem or speech
What is elegy?
500
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself( as in 'they counted heads')
What is metonomy?
500
a familiar proverb or wise saying.
What is adage?
500
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits.
What is maxim?
500
omission., Indicated by a series of three periods, the __ indicates that some material has been omitted from a given text.