Overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point or draw attention.
Hyperbole
100
Imagery
Imagery- broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work; more narrowly, the use of figurative language to evoke a feeling to call to mind an idea, or to describe an object. It plays on the five senses.
100
Homily
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is an excellent example.
100
Situational Irony is frequently used in mystery novels or crime shows, such as NCIS.
Situational Irony
200
Broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work; more narrowly, the use of figurative language to evoke a feeling to call to mind an idea, or to describe an object. It plays on the five senses.
Imagery
200
Inductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning- the method of reasoning or argument in which general statements and conclusions are drawn from specific principles: movement from the specific to the general.
200
Verbal Irony
Sarcasm is a frequently used example of verbal irony. For example, saying, "Why yes, you're VERY intelligent!" would work well in this venue.
200
All the swans I’ve seen have been white. Therefore, all swans are white.
Inductive Reasoning
300
A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data. It is through inference that Sherlock Holmes was able to solve crimes.
Inference
300
Situational Irony
Situational Irony- events up the opposite of what is expected.
300
Inference
I heard a meow outside the door. Thus, there must be a cat outside.
300
I’ve seen that movie a million times.
Hyperbole
400
A sermon, but more contemporary uses include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual life.
Homily
400
Dramatic Irony
Dramatic Irony: in drama and fiction, facts or situations are known to the reader or audience but not to the characters.
400
Imagery
She was like a breath of fresh air, infusing life back into him.
400
“Who are they who have often broken treaties? The Carthaginians. Who are they who have waged war with severest cruelty? The Carthaginians.”
Interlacement
500
Combines anaphora and antistrophe by repeating words at the beginning and end of sentences.
Interlacement
500
Isocolon
Isocolon- parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length.
500
Isocolon
“We will fight them on the beaches, we will fight them on the streets.” –Winston Churchill
500
Romeo and Juliet portrays this nicely, for the audience knows that Juliet is not really dead, while Romeo does not.