Sneaky Structures
A type of sentence which the main idea (independent clause) comes first. This type of sentence is formatted like the way we speak.
What is loose sentence.
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.
What is allegory.
One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the BEGINNING of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. EX:"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times."
What is anaphora.
______ is a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.
What is allusion.
This term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively.
What is rhetoric.
A sentence that has its central meaning at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone.
What is periodic sentence.
A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.
What is conceit.
Give the definition of colloquial/colloquialism.
The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. (unclear)
What is ambiguity.
What are rhetorical modes?
This flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing.
A type of subject complement--an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb. It modifies or describes the subject.
What is predicate adjective.
What is diction?
Related to style, it refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
What is figure of speech?
A device used to produce figurative language. Figures of speech include apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, and understatement.
____ is a short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person.
What is anecdote.
____ is the branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.
What is semantics.
What is predicate nominative?
Another type of subject complement. It follows a linking verb and points back to the noun.
What is figurative language?
Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
_____ is a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.
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_____ is an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.
What is hyperbole AND invective.
What is atmosphere?
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What is imagery?
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described.
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The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.
____ is the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. ____ is similar to diction.
What is syntax.
A word or phrase that follows a linking verb and complements/ completes the subject of a sentence by renaming it or describing it. (Anbo is cool)
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The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
What is subject complement AND antecedent
The central idea or message of a work.
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A _____ statement is the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position.
What is theme AND thesis.
Jumbo shrimp is an example of ____.
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____ is the speaker who uses elements of rhetoric effectively in oral or written test.
What is oxymoron AND rhetor.
What is narrative?
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What is parody?
The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
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A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.
What is undertone?
An attitude that may lie UNDER the ostensible tone of the piece.