The repetition of the first consonant sound, occurring close together in a series.
What is ALLITERATION?
100
“Sanitation engineer” instead of “garbage man.”
What is EUPHEMISM?
100
Think being a teen parent won't cost you? Expect to spend more than $10,000 a year to raise a child.
What is LOGOS?
100
the combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect.
What is OXYMORON?
100
“This place is like a Garden of Eden.”
What is ALLUSION?
200
A brief reference to a famous person or event—often from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the Bible. Can help to simplify complex ideas.
What is ALLUSION?
200
“The wind whispered her name.”
What is PERSONIFICATION?
200
More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette.
What is ETHOS?
200
several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show that the ideas are equal in importance. Can add balance, rhythm and emphasis to ideas.
What is PARALLELISM?
200
my feet are killing me!
What is HYPERBOLE?
300
repetition at the beginning of a line.
What is ANAPHORA?
300
“She was as quiet as a mouse.”
What is SIMILE?
300
A child dies every four seconds from hunger
What is LOGOS?
300
a mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one.
What is EUPHEMISM?
300
“The teacher planted seeds of wisdom.”
What is METAPHOR?
400
posed for effect, not requiring an answer
What is RHETORICAL QUESTION?
400
“But a better butter makes a better batter.”
What is ALLITERATION?
400
“I have been teaching writing for twenty years . . .”
What is ETHOS?
400
repetition at the end of a line.
What is EPISTROPHE?
400
“...We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
What is PARALLELISM?
500
putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, wity, or even startling.
What is JUXTAPOSITION?
500
“My only love sprung from my only hate.”
What is JUXTAPOSITION?
500
She stood before the class preparing to present her speech. She regretted not rehearsing the night before. Her knees shook, her breath grew shallow, and colored spots danced before her eyes. She gripped the podium and hoped she would not pass out in front of her classmates.
What is PATHOS?
500
a statement that says less than it means; often used for comedic effect.
What is UNDERSTATEMENT?
500
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We have a small problem. All for engines have stopped [...] I trust you are not in too much distress