Rhetorical Terms
An overstatement
What is hyperbole?
Opposition; hostility; resistance
Who is an antagonist?
Doubtful
What is dubious?
A wise person
What is sage?
Lack of emotion or interest
What is apathy?
The art of speaking or writing effectively; the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion.
What is rhetoric?
Lack of government; chaos
What is anarchy?
one who saves greedily
What is miser?
to be creative; to introduce something new
What is innovate?
Not caring one way or the other; lacking a preference; neutral
What is indifferent?
The way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. It is sentence structure and how it influences the way a reader perceives a piece of writing.
What is syntax?
Friendship
What is amity?
Shocking; outstandingly bad
What is flagrant?
Accidental; happening by chance or luck
What is fortuitous?
gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win
What is pessimism?
A brief, even casual reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object. Not to be confused with illusion.
What is allusion?
Having more than one meaning; vague
What is ambiguous?
showing off
What is ostentatious?
humor
What is levity?
honest; frank
A brief story or tale characterized by exaggerated language.
What is an anectdote?
to soothe
What is assuage?
An accomplished musician
What is a virtuoso?
unbiased; neutral
What is impartial?
Quarrelsome, argumentative
What is contentious?