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Literature: Sound Devices
Logical Fallacies
Rhetorical Devices
Punctuation
Literature: Terms to know
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This refers to the repetition of the beginning sounds of words.
What is alliteration
100
Michael Jackson knew a lot about music? Yeah, right. What a freak.
What is ad hominem (personal attack)
100
When will we finally say, "No more," and stand up for our rights? When will we tell them how we feel? Next week? Next Year?
What is rhetorical question
100
This punctuation mark can be used to separate items in a simple list.
What is a comma
100
A perfect example.
What is an archetype
200
When the ends of two lines of poetry rhyme, but the rhyme is a little bit off, we call it this type of rhyme.
What is slant rhyme
200
You'd better pay attention. You wouldn't want the principal to come in here would you?
What is appeal to fear
200
We create a government of the people, for the people, and by the people.
What is parallelism
200
This punctuation mark separates two complete sentences that have a similar subject.
What is a semicolon
200
Something that stands for something completely different.
What is a symbol
300
Words that sound like the sound they describe are called this.
What is onomatopoeia
300
You're either with us or against us.
What is false dilemma
300
I have cried the tears of a thousand men!
What is hyperbole
300
This punctuation mark introduces a list.
What is a colon
300
The main point of a story/ the central idea
What is theme
400
This poetic term refers to two words that rhyme within a single line of poetry.
What is internal rhyme
400
I noticed that every time it rains, I get a cold. Rain causes colds.
What is cause/effect fallacy
400
We must break free from the chains of injustice!
What is metaphor
400
Justin said, What are you doing?
What are quotation marks
400
This term is used when the unexpected happens.
What is irony
500
It is known as one of the most famous sound device poems. It will be forgotten "nevermore".
What is "The Raven"
500
92% of high school seniors use NEVER pens. They are 100% reliable.
misuse of statistics
500
Unlike you who will sit and wait for justice to come, I will get up and fight for it!
What is antithesis
500
Which punctuation mark is missing? "His cheeks were like roses his nose was a cherry!"
What is a semicolon
500
This term refers to a work of literature that ridicules some aspect of society.
What is satire