Foreign Phrases
Allusions
Rhetorical Terms
Potpourri
Grab Bag
100

for each day, by the day

per diem

100

Average, conformist American with no imagination

Babbit

100

issue, problem, or situation that prompts someone to write or speak

exigence

100

the appeal togic, reason

logos

100

extended simile

analogy

200

totally; altogether

in toto

200

no win situation

catch 22
200

general assumption that establishes a connection between the claim and the evidence

warrant

200

any recurring element that has symbolic significance to the plot of a story

motif

200

made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one

ersatz

300

for a particular purpose only

ad hoc

300
willing to sacrifice personal integrity to get what they want

Faustian (Faust)

300

making a list of ideas or things using parallel structure

cataloging

300

legendary man known for seducing women

Don Juan

300

appeal to character credibility and trustworthiness

appeal to ethos
400

the largest, best, greatest, most popular, or most renowned achievement of a person

magnum opus

400

environments and situations dealing with poverty and social injustice

Dickensian

400

when the actions taken have an effect exactly opposite from what is expected

situational irony

400

starts in the middle of the action

in medias res

400

person who is cruel unreasonable, and tyrannical

Captain Bligh

500

an abrupt and complete reversal of attitude or opinion

volte-face

500

devoted biographer

Boswell

500

contrast of ideas by means of parallel structure

antithesis

500

begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause

loose sentence

500

feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction

ennui