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Misc.
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When human-like qualities are given to inanimate objects
What is personification
100
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore
What is alliteration
100
repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses
What is anaphora
100
Word choice, denotation, connotation
What is diction
100
to conclude, by reason, an idea, attitude, or tone which is not directly stated by the author
What is inference
200
"The assignment was a breeze"
What is metaphor
200
to overstate an issue; to exaggerate
What is hyperbole
200
leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses
What is asyndeton
200
Appeal to emotion
What is pathos
200
independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supply additional detail
What is cumulative sentence or loose sentence
300
collection of images within a work, descriptive details which uses figures of speech to explain a concept, person, or thing
What is imagery
300
a self-contradictory combination of words. ex: jumbo shrimp
What is oxymoron
300
the opposition or contrast of ideas, the direct opposite ex: "Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven"
What is antithesis
300
use of a series of conjunctions
What is polysyndeton
300
use of slang or informalitites in speech or writing
What is colloquialism
400
an indirect reference, often to another text or historical event
What is allusion
400
comparison of two things alike in some respects
What is analogy
400
part of something is used to represent the whole ex" using "wheels" to refer to a car
What is synechdoche
400
repetition of a word or phrase, followed by additional information
What is amplication
400
non-literal, associative meaning of a word, suggested meaning
What is connotation
500
statement that seems contradictory or absurd, however it is found to be true
What is paradox
500
having more than one meaning, used in verbal, written, and nonverbal communication ex: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
What is ambiguity
500
placement of two things side by side for emphasis
What is juxtaposition
500
a kind of sensory stimulus evoked the subjective experience of another ex: sight of red ants makes a person's skin itch
What is synesthesia
500
figure of speech in which name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it ex: The White House...
What is metonymy