Figurative Language
Isn't a dictionary just a treasure map leading to the buried meaning?
What is Metaphor
I swear the work I had on my desk stacked to the ceiling.
What is Hyperbole
9/10 doctors recommend the product.
What is Ethos
Although he had a photographic memory, it never quite developed.
What is a Pun
What is Alliteration
Isn't a definition like a border, marking where a words meaning starts and ends?
What is Simile
I mean I guess your not the ugliest person I've ever seen.
What are Litotes
If you don't donate to the organization, all the puppies are going to die.
What is Pathos
"O great, just what we need, another tardy student!"
What is Sarcasm
This is big-like life changing big.
What is Amplification
If words are paper, isn't a definition the glue that holds it together?
What is an Analogy
That marathon had me a little winded by the end.
What is an Understatement
Do you really want a mayor who kicks puppies for fun?
What is Logos?
Youth is wasted on the young.
What is a Paradox
I'm going to eat the pizza, I'm going to eat the pie, I'm going to eat the pasta, I'm going to eat the fries.
What is Anaphora
What is Personification
Although she loved cats, they were her biggest allergies.
What is Irony
If definitions are subjective to interpretation, is anything truly right or wrong?
What is Moral Relativism
What is Rhetorical Reversal
Actions speak louder than words.
What is Aphorism
The key was truly the door to a new world.
What is Symbolism
Although he says he's an environmentalist, he hates to recycle.
What is Contradiction
If scholars argue definitions, how can we certainly claim anything.
What is Appeal to Authority
That boy is buzzing like a bee right now.
What is Alliteration
Live, laugh love.
What is Asyndenton