Definition
Definition 2
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Example
Example 2
100
A piece that imitates and exaggerates the prominent features of another; used for comic effect or ridicule
What is Parody
100
An argument against an idea usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion
What is Polemic
100
Purpose
What is Pur-puh-s
100
"By day the frolic, and the dance by night."
What is Scheme
100
Ethos/Pathos/Logos
What is Rhetoric
200
A Greek term that appeals to emotions, one of the three rhetorical appeals
What is Pathos
200
The deliberate use of a series of conjunctions
What is Polysyndeton
200
Refute
What is Ri-fyoot
200
The movie "Austin Powers" (Parody of the James Bond movies)
What is Parody
200
The book "Animal Farm" by George Orwell is...
What is Satire
300
A sentence that builds toward and ends with the main clause
What is Periodic Sentence
300
The concluding sentence of a syllogism
What is Premise
300
Rhetoric
What is Ret-er-ik
300
Austin Powers (Spoof on James Bond movies)
What is Parody
300
"We want you!" Sam Adams poster
What is Propaganda
400
The speaker/voice/character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
What is Persona
400
Word used to replace a noun or noun phrase
What is Pronoun
400
Satire
What is Sat-ahyuh-r
400
He/She/We/I
What is Pronoun
400
Speaker to subject to audience
What is Rhetorical Triangle
500
Giving non-living things lifelike characteristics
What is Personification
500
Negative term for writing, designed to sway an opinion
What is Propaganda
500
Polemic
What is Puh-lem-ik
500
"Spirit of a fiend in moral paradise of such sweet flesh" Lines 87-88 in Romeo and Juilet
What is Paradox
500
"The flowers danced in the wind"
What is Personification
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