Type of Writing
Language
Devices
Sound
Structure
100
The emotional meaning of a word, not the dictionary meaning.
What is connotation?
100
The description of ideas and concepts rather than objects.
What is abstract?
100
A nicer way to say something that is harsh.
What is euphemism?
100
Two words with similar consonant sounds close to one another in a sentence or phrase.
What is consonance?
100
The grammatical structure of writing.
What is syntax?
200
A statement that begins with what is not true and ends with what is true.
What is negative-positive?
200
Language including description, exposition, narration, and persuasion.
What is discourse?
200
A short truth about life; authorship is known.
What is aphorism?
200
Vowel sounds are repeated between consonants.
What is assonance?
200
When the normal structure of a sentence is reversed.
What is inversion?
300
A riddle whose answer is a pun; difficult problem; paradox in some cases.
What is conundrum?
300
Describes objects rather than ideas.
What is concrete language?
300
Developing irony or humor by saying less than what is intended.
What is understatement?
300
The flow of harmonious sounds in poetry or prose.
What is euphony?
300
A variety of sentence structures and lengths are used.
What is syntactic fluency?
400
The dictionary meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
400
A sustained comparison.
What is extended metaphor?
400
When a part of something is used to represent the whole.
What is synecdoche?
400
The usage of words that are unpleasant to the ear purposely in poetry or prose.
What is cacophony?
400
A sentence with 3 independent clauses of equal length and importance.
What is tricolon?
500
Writing that is meant to instruct or discuss ethics and morals.
What is didactic?
500
A verbal attack on someone.
What is invective?
500
When the name of an object, person, or idea is used to represent an association.
What is metonymy?
500
Harsh sounds that don’t sound good together.
What is dissonance?
500
Complex and involved sentence structure; usually hard to follow
What is syntactic permutation?
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