The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecurive words or syllables
What is alliteration?
100
The placement of two things side by side for emphasis
Juxtaposition
100
A sentence that makes a statement
What is a declarative sentence?
100
Another name for the rhetorical triangle
What is Aristotelian Triangle?
100
The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses
What is anaphora?
200
That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning
What is connotation?
200
Exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis
What is hyperbole?
200
A sentence with two or more independent clauses
What is a compound sentence?
200
The deliberate use of a series of conjunctions
What is polysyndeton?
200
Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses
What is asyndeton?
300
An expression that strives for literary effect rather than conveying a literal meaning
What is a figure of speech?
300
An appeal to reason or logic
What is logos?
300
A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject
What is an inverted sentence?
300
A sentence consisting of an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses
What is a complex sentence?
300
Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas
What is antithesis?
400
Assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects
What is personification?
400
Diction that is strongly urging or encouraging
What is hortatory?
400
An independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supply additional detail
What is a cumulative sentence?
400
A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true
What is paradox?
400
Explanatory or critical notes added to a text
What is annotation?
500
Use of an aspect of something to represent the whole
What is metonymy?
500
An argument against an idea, usually regarding hilosophy, politics, or religion
What is a polemic?
500
A sentence that builds toward and ends with the main clause
What is a periodic sentence?
500
A construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs--often in different, sometimes incongruent ways--two or more words in a sentence.
What is zeugma?
500
The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast.