The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction
What is Allegory
100
Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure.
What is Antithesis
100
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An ____________ expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence
What is Clause
100
A writer's word choice.
What is Diction
100
A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things.
What is Metaphor
200
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words.
What is Alliteration?
200
Repetition at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences.
What is Anaphora
200
A figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words.
What is Chiasmus
200
The sensory details of figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.
What is Imagery
200
A figure of speech in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite. This is a form of understatement
What is Litotes
300
A direct or indirect reference to a book, myth, place or work of art.
What is Allusion?
300
A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event.
What is Anecdote
300
The use of slang in speech or writing
What is Colloquialism
300
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.
What is Inference
300
A term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name." A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.
What is Metonymy
400
Multiple meanings
What is Ambiguity?
400
The word referred to by a pronoun
What is Antecedent
400
The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning.
What is Connotation
400
An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language
What is Invective
400
A type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole.
What is Synecdoche
500
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
What is Analogy
500
Omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses.
What is Asyndeton
500
The strict, literal, dictionary meaning of a word.
What is Denotation
500
When two words, phrases, images, or ideas are placed close together for comparison or contrast.
What is Juxtaposition
500
The author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both.