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The correspondence or resemblance between two things that are essentially different
What is analogy?
100
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to achieve emphasis
What is hyperbole?
100
The way words are arranged in a sentence
What is syntax?
100
When two contrasting things are placed next to each other for comparison
What is juxtaposition?
100
Refers to generally ethics, or values
What is ethos?
200
The emotional feeling -or mood- of a place, scene, or event
What is atmosphere?
200
When a situation produces and outcome that is the opposite of what is expected
What is irony?
200
The central idea
What is theme?
200
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
What is metonymy?
200
A purposeful hint placed in a work of literature to suggest what may occur later in the narrative
What is foreshadowing?
300
A question that is asked for the sake of argument
What is a rhetorical question?
300
An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses
What is antithesis?
300
Attitude
What is tone?
300
Attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than addressing the issues at hand
What is Ad Hominen argument?
300
The use of reason as a controlling principle in an argument
What is logos?
400
A commonly used figure of speech that compares one thing with another using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
400
Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts
What is allegory?
400
The way an author organizes words, sentences, and overall argument in order to achieve a particular purpose
What is rhetorical strategy?
400
Slang or common language that is informal
What is colloquial language?
400
The use of reason as a controlling principle in an argument
What is logos?
500
The reiteration of a word or phrase for emphasis
What is repetition?
500
The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
500
An author's choice of words
What is diction?
500
When a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them
What is zeugma?
500
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared directly
What is metaphor?