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Scramble of terms
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the repetition of a similar sound or consonant in a sentence
What is Alliteration
100
a term identifying the diction of the common people in one small area
What is Colloquial
100
A statement that seems contradictory but might be true
What is Paradox
100
a form of verbal irony in which praise is actually critical
What is Sarcasm
100
the specialized language of a trade and profession
What is Jargon
200
A historical, mythical or biblical reference
What is Allusion
200
a mode of writing and speaking where 2 things are contrasted or compared
What is Comparison and Contrast
200
the use of similar forms in writing nouns, verbs, phrases or thought in a parallel form
What is Parallel Structure
200
A direct comparison of one thing to another using the words like and as
What is Simile
200
Writing something with the intention of teaching a lesson
What is didactic
300
a comparison between 2 things that are similar in some ways
What is Analogy
300
the implied or underlying meaning of a word or phrase
What is Connotation
300
the giving of human qualities and emotions to inanimate objects
What is Personification
300
the manner in which a writer uses words, ideas and syntaz in their writing
What is Style
300
a speech or written passage in praise of a deceased person
What is Eulogy
400
the juxtaposition of 2 different ideas in a parallel way
What is Antithesis
400
the repetition of 2 or more consonants with a change in the vowels
What is Consonance
400
The way in which a narrator/author stands to a subject or how they look at a subject
What is Point of View
400
The use of a person, place or event that figuratively represents or stands for something
What is Symbolism
400
An earlier event is inserted into the normal flow of the narration
What is flashback
500
ethos, pathos, and logos
What is Appeals
500
An accepted manner or tradition
What is Convention
500
the ordinary form of written language without structure
What is Prose
500
the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses and sentences. The sentence structure.
What is Syntax
500
A type of class of literature such as epic, narrative, poetry, etc...
What is Genre