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11th grade A
11th grade less familiar
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According to 100 people surveyed, around 90 percent agreed that hot fries are better than takis.

Logos

100
The staple remover eats staples.
What is Personification
100
The uptight librarian, the silly young woman, the not-real-smart athlete
What is Stock/Stereotype
100
"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." Seems to be false, but in the context of the novel the statements actually are true.
What is Paradox
100
I've told you a million times don't exaggerate
What is Hyperbole
200
Pre-owned is substituted for used or second-hand, enhanced interrogation for torture, convenience fee for surcharge, let go for fired, or passed away for died.
What is Euphemism
200

As someone who has been through a breakup, believe me when I tell you it will get better with time.

Ethos

200

Our society should care about the environment because poor, innocent animals suffer from our actions.

Pathos

200
He was a good man with no bad traits, but his arrogance has led to this tragedy
What is Hubris
200
It has been argued that the main story of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is representative of Christ's crucifixion
What is Allegory
300
“Cuisine,” “cooking,” and “grub” all have the same....
What is Denotation
300
The white waves surged forward and curled like serpents around her toes, inviting her to its oceanic depths
What is Imagery
300
Arnold Schwarzenegger, an actor famous for his violence in film, campaigned against violence in video games, including those which feature his own movie characters.
What is Irony
300
"The more we do, the more we can do."
What is Parallelism
300
The television show Saturday Night Live (SNL) does this with Presidential candidates (among other celebrities).
What is Parody
400
Saturday Night Live (SNL),often uses THIS when its skits make fun of politicians, celebrities, or national events in order to show our society’s flaws.
What is Satire
400
I felt a satisfactory release of emotion when the dog finally found his owner.
What is Catharsis
400
"Fat" is a/an _____ to the word "thin"
What is Antonym
400

Placing morphemes such as prefixes and suffixes to change the meaning of a word is called...

Morphology

400

A philosophy that believes that we should all look to the natural world for answers

Transcendentalism

500

The yin-yang symbol, which represents balance, places two opposites next to each other to serve a purpose. This is called...

Juxtaposition

500
“It has rained so long, it seems as though it has rained for 40 days and nights.”
What is Allusion
500

What is known as an error in reasoning?

Fallacies (or logical fallacies)

500

A speaker detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech...

Apostrophe

500
This new style of writing celebrated the glories of the individual spirit, the emotions, and the imagination
What is Romanticism