Syntax/Diction
The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the start of two or more words
What is alliteration?
Evidence from source– and in non‐fiction writing often an expert source
What is a quotation?
Expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
What is a simile?
A contrast between what the writer's words seem to say and what they really mean. Can be situational, dramatic, or verbal.
What is irony?
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that when investigated may prove to be true
What is a paradox?
To create a memorable, powerful effect and reinforce an idea
What is repetition?
To provide a concrete example or humanize an abstract concept
What is an anecdote?
To make a pointed comparison, often a very powerful comparison
What is metaphor?
Disarms the audience, diffuses hostility, and warms the audience to the writer’s ideas
What is humor?
Emphasizes the ideas being compared or contrasted
What is juxtaposition?
I need to get apples, bananas, oranges, grapes, and strawberries at the grocery store
What is a list?
Cats are better than dogs
What is an opinion?
The leaves danced in the wind
What is a personification?
"Yeah, because that's never happened before 🙄"
What is sarcasm?
“Life is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you'll get”
What is an analogy?
"Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?"
What is a rhetorical question?
It is impossible for most people to lick their own elbow.
What is a fact?
"I've seen this movie a hundred times"
What is a hyperbole?
The glass is half full, not half empty
What is optimism?
"Keep your mouth closed and your eyes open"
What is an antithesis?
"I was just thinking about you today..."
What is ellipsis?
"A recent YouGov survey of 20,000 Americans found that Americans preferred french fries to every other way to eat a potato"
What is statistics?
What is an idiom?
The tone used by the narrator throughout "Pride and Prejudice": Mr. Collins is described as “a mixture of pride and obsequiousness, self-importance and humility.”
What is critical?
Deafening silence
What is an oxymoron?