LiteraryTerms Examples 1
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Rhetorical Analysis Syntax Terms Examples
Rhetorical Analysis Satire Terms Examples
Rhetorical Analysis Logical Fallacies Examples
100
Kids could hear the popping and crackling as their mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.
What is imagery?
100
Withdrawal of U.S. troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public; the more U.S. troops come home, the more will be demanded.
What is analogy?
100
So how can the less obsessive--er, organized--among us better manage our money?
What is an interrupted sentence?
100
What is a parody?
100
He’s not a great athlete; he’s a fraud, a cheat and a liar. That’s why not everybody is ‘happy for Lance.'
What is ad hominem?
200
I have to have this operation. It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.
What is understatement?
200
Love, who needs you?
What is apostrophe?
200
You stood up for America, now America must stand up for you
What is antimetabole?
200
What is mockery?
200
What is bandwagon?
300
My feet are killing me
What is hyperbole?
300
In certain heavily mined AOs, where the land was dense with Toe Poppers and Bouncing Betties, they took turns humping a 28-pound mine detector.
What is jargon?
300
In years gone by, there were in every community men and women who spoke the language of duty and morality and loyalty and obligation.
What is polysyndeton?
300
What is Grotesque?
300
The crime in this city has, in fact, increased lately. However, let's consider that the weather has changed as well. Things change over time. Sometimes they are linked, sometimes they are not, but only time will tell.
What is red herring?
400
A heartfelt movie about valuing love over commercialism has lots of product placement.
What is irony?
400
It’s not necessary to tell all you know. It’s not ladylike-in the second place, folks don’t like to have somebody around knowin’ more than they do. It aggravates ‘em. You’re not gonna change any of them by talkin’ right, they’ve got to want to learn themselves, and when they don’t want to learn there’s nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language.”
What is colloquial language or slang?
400
They observe, they take up, they complete it.
What is asyndeton?
400
The law I sign today directs new funds... to the task of collecting vital intelligence... on weapons of mass production.
What is malapropism?
400
The seriousness of a punishment should match the seriousness of the crime. Right now, the punishment for drunk driving may simply be a fine. But drunk driving is a very serious crime that can kill innocent people. So the death penalty should be the punishment for drunk driving.
What is hasty generalization?
500
“Mr. Grumps doesn’t want to listen to anyone, and definitely doesn’t want to help anyone.”
What is antonomasia?
500
Here are the rules: Ignore all rules.
What is paradox?
500
In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued.
What is a periodic sentence?
500
Zombies eat brains. You’re safe.
What is sarcasm?
500
President Jones raised taxes, and then the rate of violent crime went up. Jones is responsible for the rise in crime.
What is post hoc, ergo prompter hoc OR faulty causality?