A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.
What is a metaphor?
100
This is speaking and writing effectively.
What is rhetoric?
100
Puritanism, the Age of Reason, and Romanticism.
What are the 3 literary eras we have gone over?
100
His writing was heavily influenced by the death of his wife.
What influenced Edgar Allan Poe's writing?
200
Sharp (taste)
Define Acrid
200
Indirect or passing reference
What is an allusion?
200
Appeal that establishes author credibility based on ethics
What is ethos
200
Era defined by connection to nature
What is Romanticism
200
Humor that seeks to reform
What is satire
300
Ill-mannered
What is boorish.
300
A spear
What is a lance?
300
A logical argument.
What is Logos?
300
William Bradford and Johnathon Edwards wrote in this literary era.
What is Puritanism
300
The crucible was written by whom?
Who is Arthur Miller?
400
Belief that everyone has selfish motives for doing something.
Define cynical.
400
The name of one object is substituted by one that is closely related to it.
What is metonymy?
400
The less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.
What is a euphemism?
400
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine were part of this era.
What is Age of Reason
400
What is the belief that a person only has one life, and they should try to maximize their enjoyment by doing activities that the typical person would find dangerous or absurdly stupid.
What is YOLO?
500
The term used to describe an individual with an abundance of taste in clothing and other fancy and unique apparel.
Define swag.
500
What is the exaggeration or overstatement used in speech?
What is a hyperbole?
500
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.