"Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, or memorize another Golgotha" -Macbeth
What is biblical allusion?
100
I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pa, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted towards me.
What is imagery?
200
Mark is an experienced rapper, however he still stutters when practicing.
What is a compound sentence?
200
Instructive, to teach
What is a didactic tone?
200
An idea or feeling that a word implies
What is a connotation?
200
When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.
What is historical allusion?
200
This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox people, now vacant, vanished.
What is alliteration?
300
I went to the mall yesterday, bought shoes, and a laptop.
What is a loose sentence?
300
Cheerful or friendly
What is a jovial tone?
300
The literal meaning of a word
What is denotation?
300
Don't act like Romeo in front of her.
What is literary allusion?
300
Yea noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die. -Romeo and Juliet
What is apostrophe?
400
Even though there was a drought in California this summer, waterparks were still open to the public.
What is a periodic sentence?
400
Optimistic or positive
What is a sanguine tone?
400
Using formal and academic words
What is scholastic diction?
400
A single grain of rice can tip the scale-one man may be the difference between victory and defeat.
What is cultural allusion?
400
For no government is better than the men who compose it, and I want the best, and we need the best, and we deserve the best. -John F. Kennedy
What is epistrophe?
500
If Leah makes a big mistake, she ponders over it for a long time, and takes it personally.
What are compound-complex sentences?
500
Giving too much attention to small details
What is a pedantic tone?
500
Words that intend to arouse angry or violent feelings
What is inflammatory diction?
500
He was a shrewd business man and investor, but his Achilles heal was gambling
What is mythological allusion?
500
If Johnny is eating sweets everyday, he is placing himself at risk for diabetes.
Johnny does not eat sweets everyday.
Therefore Johnny is not placing himself at risk for diabetes.