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Comparison
Syntax
Irony
Diction
Fallacious Reasoning
100
as quite as a mouse.
What is simile?
100
I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall.
What is loose sentence?
100
Today was a very cold and bitter day, as cold and bitter as a cup of hot chocolate; if the cup of hot chocolate had vinegar added to it and were placed in a refrigerator for several hours.
What is verbal irony?
100
And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.
What is joyful diction?
100
"Eating five candy bars and drinking two sodas before a test helps me get better grades. I did that and got an A on my last test in history."
What is post hoc?
200
It is going to be clear skies from now on.
What is a metaphor?
200
With a blood-curdling scream and claws outstretched, the eagle went after the rabbit.
What is a periodic sentence?
200
A pilot had a fear of heights.
What is situational irony?
200
First, you pour milk into the bowl. Next you grab the cereal of your choice. Finally, you use a spoon to eat your delicious breakfast.
What is didactic diction?
200
"The rain came down so hard that Jennifer actually called me."
What is Non Sequitur?
300
You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard.
What is an analogy?
300
Clear this desk by tomorrow!
What is imperative?
300
In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.
What is dramatic irony?
300
Aye Yao, are you gonna ditch Sewall's class next Thurs?
What is informal diction?
300
"Yao should fail AP English Language because he eats shrimp."
What is Ad Hominem?
400
“O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear;”
What is juxtaposition?
400
I am no wine connoisseur, but I know what I like.
What is declarative sentence?
400
Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.
What is sarcasm?
400
denotation
What is the dictionary definition of a word?
400
threat of rejection is substituted for evidence, desire to conform to beliefs of a group
What is bandwagon?
500
Foolish wisdom
What is oxymoron?
500
“What light from yonder window breaks?” instead of using a common expression “What light breaks from yonder window?”
What is pentameter?
500
Most political cartoons in newspapers and magazines
What is satire?
500
connotation
What is the emotional or cultural association behind a word?
500
"If we force public elementary school pupils to wear uniforms, eventually we will require middle school students to wear uniforms. If we require middle school students to wear uniforms, high school requirements aren’t far off. Eventually even college students who attend state-funded, public universities will be forced to wear uniforms."
What is slippery slope?