The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage
What is Ambiguity?
100
Writing or speech that is not intended to carry a literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
What is Figurative Language?
100
A emotionally violent verbal denunciation or attack using strong or abusive language.
What is Invective?
100
A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things.
What is Metaphor?
100
Caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something.
What is Sarcasm?
200
The non-literal and associative meaning of a word.
What is Connotation?
200
The Greek word for good speech.
What is Euphemism?
200
Placing dissimilar terms, descriptions, or ideas close together, especially to compare or contrast.
What is Juxtaposition?
200
A statement that appears to be self- contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection, is valid.
What is Paradox?
200
In expository writing, the thesis statement directly expresses the author's direction, purpose, and meaning.
What is Thesis?
300
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described.
What is Atmosphere?
300
A major category in which a literary work fits.
What is Genre?
300
A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.
What is A Loose Sentence?
300
In literature, the perspective in which the story is told.
What is Point Of View?
300
A word or phrase that links different ideas.
What is Transition?
400
The strict literal dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color.
What is Denotation?
400
Literally means, "sermon". Serious speech or lecture with spiritual or moral advice.
What is Homily?
400
The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion or represent abstractions.
What is Imagery?
400
The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
What is Narrative?
400
Intellectual amusing language that amuses and delights.
What is Wit?
500
literally means "instructive".
What is Didactic?
500
A device used to produce figurative language.
What is A Figure of Speech?
500
The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.
What is Irony?
500
A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes.