Definition
The choice of use of words in phrases in writing or speech.
What is Diction?
Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit. (This is an example of what?)
What is Antithesis?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is Hyperbole?
A musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength
What is Tone?
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
What is Antithesis?
The arrangement of words to create a well-formed sentence in a language.
What is Syntax?
The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet. (What is this an example of?)
What is imagery?
A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
What is Analogy?
He subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
What is Theme?
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is Allusion?
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is Personification?
In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. (What is this an example of?)
What is Periodic Sentence?
An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
What is Parody?
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is Irony?
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
What is Ambiguity?
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
What is Oxymoron?
I wasn't born yesterday. (This is an example of what?)
What is Colloquial?
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is Metaphor?
The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
What is Denotation?
The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suitfor business executive, or the track for horse racing.
What is Metonymy?
Passed away instead of died. (This is an example of what?)
What is Euphemism?
Sounds like Woof, meow, sizzle... etc.
What is Onomatopoeia?
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
What is Symbolism?
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
What is Connotation?