What is the reference of the giant warrior that was slain by David?
What is Goliath
100
The rhetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses.
What is anaphora
100
the presentation of two contrasting images
What is antithesis
100
a situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what was expected
What is irony
100
a work that ridicules the style of another work by imitating and exaggerating its elements
What is parody
200
What is the Latin word meaning "before the flood" that references the flood Noah rode out on in Genesis?
What is Antedeluvian
200
A writing style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
What is asyndeton
200
implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind
What is connotation
200
a statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have a rational meaning
What is paradox
200
a figure of speech that uses the name of an object, person, or idea to represent something with which it is associated
What is Metonymy
300
What is the garden of eden?
What is the paradise created by God for Adam and Eve
300
The sentence style that employs many conjunctions
What is polysyndeton
300
literal meaning of a word as defined
What is denotation
300
When two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them
What is false analogy
300
When a writer argues against a claim that nobody actually holds or is universally considered weak
What is Straw Man
400
What does the tree of knowledge provide?
What is knowledge of good and evil
400
an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story
What is allegory
400
writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach
What is didactic
400
repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect
What is Epistrophe
400
a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole
What is Synecdoche
500
What is the significance of Cain and Abel?
What is Cain murdered his brother out of jealousy when Abel pleased God with his scarifices
500
this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas
What is Ad Hominem
500
harsh or grating sounds that do not go together
What is dissonance
500
When one statement isn't logically connected to another
What is Non-sequitur
500
A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them