when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another
What is synesthesia
100
the branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relations to one another
What is semantics
100
the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity
What is parallelism
100
a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole
What is synecdoche
100
a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
What is satire
200
the duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, work, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern
What is repetition
200
a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
What is periodic sentence
200
an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish
What is pedantic
200
a sub-type of parallelism when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentencees
What is anaphora
200
the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events
What is narrative
300
a sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by a dependent grammatical unit
What is a loose sentence
300
Anything that represents itself and stands for something else
What is symbol
300
the evaluation of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary terms
What is style
300
the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing (also called the modes of discourse)
What is rhetorical modes
300
intellectually amusing language that surprises or delights
What is wit
400
a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity
What is paradox
400
a word or phrase that links different ideas
What is a transition
400
the word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements or completes the subject of the sentence by renaming it or describing it
What is a subject complement
400
bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
What is sarcasm
400
the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively
What is rhetoric
500
the central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life
What is the theme
500
the perspective from which a story is told, can be in first, second, or third person
What is point of view
500
a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things
What is a metaphor
500
saying "the White House" instead of President Trump
What is metonymy
500
a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions