Carolina
Clemson
Harvard
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Midlands Tech
100
intentionally understating something
What is meiosis
100
a source of harm or ruin
What is nemesis
100
a statement that appears to be contradictory but actually holds some kind of truth
What is paradox
100
the appearance of truth
What is verisimilitude
100
a person/thing/idea that is the opposite of another
What is antithesis
200
exaggeration for effect
What is hyperbole
200
a poem that is directed toward an absent thing/person/idea
What is apostrophe
200
a part that represents the whole
What is synecdoche
200
brief cleverly worded statement about life
What is aphorism/maxim/epigram
200
a bitter verbal attack
What is diatribe
300
repetition of a word/phrase at the END of successive clauses
What is epistrophe
300
the repetition of conjunctions with no commas
What is polysyndeton
300
an overstated obvious fact
What is truism
300
a character who contrasts another
What is foil
300
a an inherent fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a hero
What is hamartia
400
shuffling of the first letters of words to make different words
What is spoonerism
400
two contradictory words together
What is oxymoron
400
a positive form emphasized by a negative one
What is litotes
400
an artificial resolve
What is deus ex machina
400
a thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists
What is anachronism
500
the combination of two words to create a new one
What is portmanteau
500
the ghostly double of another character
What is doppelganger
500
two or more sensory images merged together unnaturally
What is synesthesia
500
an expression used to make a harsh reality less offensive
What is euphemism
500
a central character who lacks all the "heroic" qualities
What is anti-hero
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