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Most Popular Figurative Language
Words or Stories
Speech Lingo
100
The act or process of repeating
What is Repetiton
100
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get!
What is Simile
100
Word choices made by a writer
What is diction
100
Someone may start their speech by asking a question that they don't want a response to.
What is a Rhetorical Question
200
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers as he pondered world peace
What is Alliteration
200
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players
What is Metaphor
200
The basic and generally understood meaning of a word found in the dictionary
What is Denotation
200
If I use a sequence of events, analysis, organization and evidence to prove a point and persuade I am using what kind of appeal?
What is Logical Appeal or Logos
300
The repetition of consonant sounds. Example: My cramped apartment seemed smaller when my brother Mark moved in.
What is Consonance
300
cruel kindness
What is oxymoron
300
"She wants a hamburger 86 the bacon." "86" in restaurant speak means "without"
What is Jargon
300
If use issues and values such as patriotism, family, and honor to win the audience's favor and persuade them to agree with me, I am using this kind of appeal.
What is Emotional Appeal or Pathos
400
"Oh no!" he groaned. He had broken his nose.
What is Assonance
400
It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets.
What is Hyperbole
400
A brief narrative or short story that focuses on a particular incident or event
What is Anecdote
400
If I try and persuade you with my natural honesty, sincerity, and commitment to what is right and good, I am using this kind of appeal.
What is Personal Appeal or Ethos
500
He is the best thing for you. He is the best thing for your family. He is the best thing for your state. He is the best thing for your country!
What is Anaphora
500
I crashed the car denting the entire front end. When I gor home, my father said, "Well that's a scratch."
What is Understatement
500
The definition for snake is any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptiles having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and found in most tropical and temperate regions. BUT when someone says the word "snake" someone may also think outside of the dictionary definition and the words evil and dangerous may come to mind
What is Connotation
500
This is an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue. These kinds of arguments are used a lot in political campaigns.
What is Ad hominem argument
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