The repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
What is alliteration
100
Related to style, this refers to a writer's word choices
What is diction
100
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between two different things
What is analogy
100
Writing or speech that is not intended to carry a literal meaning
What is figurative language
100
These are the three types of irony
What is dramatic, situational, and verbal
200
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent abstraction as well as literal meaning.
What is allegory
200
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. It can be independent or subordinate.
What is a clause
200
More agreeable less offensive substitutes for unpleasant words or ideas.
What is euphemism
200
The major category of a work such as tragedy, comedy, or epic.
What is genre
200
That Dickens novel ain't half bad.
What is verbal irony
300
A direct or indirect reference to something that is presumably commonly known.
What is allusion
300
The use of slang and informalities in speech or writing to create a conversational tone
What is colloquialism
300
A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral idea.
What is aphorism
300
Deliberate exaggeration
What is hyperbole
300
Jim is considered on 2/3 human in Twain's Huck Finn.
What is dramatic irony
400
The multiple meanings, either intentionally or unintentionally, or a word, phrase sentence, or passage.
What is ambiguity
400
The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word
What is connotation
400
The word or phrase referred to by a pronoun
What is antecedent
400
Any serious talk involving moral or spiritual advice
What is homily
400
A book about photography, which contains no photographs
What is situational irony
500
From the latin Meaning "to or against the man," this is an argument that appeals to emotion.
What is ad hominem argument
500
From the Greek, this term literally means teaching
What is didactic
500
This two word phrase means a metaphor developed at great length
What is an extended metaphor
500
An emotionally violent, verbal attack using strong abusive language.
What is an invective
500
A person was stopped behind a car that had a "Honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker. So he honked. And the lady, who was driving the car, flipped him the bird.