(-ing ending) A word that looks like a verb but is used as a Noun
What is a Gerund
100
A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it.
What is Non Sequitur
100
In rhetoric, a figure in which an affirmative is expressed by a negation of the contrary.
What is litotes
200
Gives a command (authoritative)
What is imperative
200
containts two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
What is compound sentence
200
(-ing or -ed ending) A word that looks like a verb but is used as an Adjective
What is Participle
200
The art of using words effectively in writing or speaking so as to influence or persuade
What is rhetoric
200
Reversing the normal word of a sentence
What is inverted syntax
300
makes an exclamation (emotional)
What is exclamatory
300
a sentence that makes complete sense if brought to a close before the end of the action ending.
What is a loose sentence
300
(to + verb) A word that looks like a verb but is used as a
Noun, Adjective, or Adverb.
What is an Infinitive
300
a statement which seems self-contradictory, but which may be true in fact.
What is a paradox
300
A form of reasoning in which two statements or premises are made and a logical conclusion is drawn from them; a form of deductive reasoning
What is syllogism
400
asks a question
What is interrogative
400
contains two or more principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses
What is compound-complex sentence
400
writing that explains or analyzes.
What is expository writing
400
in grammar, the arrangement of words as elements in a sentence to show their relationship
What is syntax
400
A way of wording or expressing things that expresses an attitude
What is tone
500
a sentence that is shorter than 5 words in length
What is telegraphic
500
a sentence that makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached
What is periodic sentence
500
a form of reasoning which works from a body of fact to the formulation of a generalization; used as the principle form of reasoning in science and history
What is induction
500
Takes a single position for the purpose of getting others to accept that position; may appeal to emotion or reason
What is persuasion
500
A literary work in which vices, abuses, absurditites, etx. are held up to ridicule and contempt; use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony, etx. to expose vices, abuses, etc.