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100
The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example.
What is deduction?
100
The process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization.
What is induction?
100
Words or phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to one or more of the five senses in order to create a mental picture.
What is imagery?
100
The telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse.
What is narration?
100
A type of literary work, such as a novel or poem.
What is genre?
200
An extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral religious, political, social, or satiric.
What is allegory?
200
Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis. (Example: He was so hungry he could have eaten a horse.)
What is hyperbole?
200
Song-like; characterized by emotions, subjectivity, and imagination.
What is lyrical?
200
Writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach.
What is didactic?
200
When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable.
What is generalization?
300
A work that ridicules the style of another work by imitating and exaggerating its elements. It can be utterly mocking or gently humorous. It depends on allusion and exaggerates and distorts the original style and content.
What is parody?
300
A more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable. (
What is euphemism?
300
Reversing the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase; it is used effectively in many cases, such as posing a question: "Are you going to the store?" Usually, the element that appears first is emphasized more than the subject.
What is inversion?
300
A figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases, such as "wise fool," "bitter-sweet," "pretty ugly," etc.
What is oxymoron?
300
A succession of harmonious sounds used to in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony.
What is euphony?
400
Spoken or written language, including literary works- four modes are description, exposition, narration, and persuasion.
What is discourse?
400
The use of quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme.
What is epigraph?
400
The technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by die and making them similar in form.
What is parallelism?
400
A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them- consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
What is syllogism?
400
The device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction- usually in poetry but sometimes in prose.
What is apostrophe?
500
Language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities.
What is concrete language?
500
A short, witty statement of a principle or a truth about life. Ex: Early bird gets the worm.
What is aphorism?
500
Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or a facet of personality.
What is caricature?
500
A riddle whose answer is or involves a pun. It may also be a paradox or difficult problem.
What is conundrum?
500
The special language of a profession or group.
What is jargon?