Sentences
a sentence structure that emphasizes what was done or to whom it was done (not the doer)
What is PASSIVE VOICE?
word choice
What is DICTION?
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning or middle of two or more adjacent words
What is ALLITERATION?
a clear overstatement or exaggeration
What is HYPERBOLE?
"Jania bought three new books, and Mark five."
What is ELLIPSIS?
a sentence with two clauses: one independent and one dependent
What is a COMPLEX SENTENCE?
the non-literal meaning, or associations/emotions evoked by words
What is CONNOTATION?
the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables of adjacent words
What is ASSONANCE?
word that sounds like what it means
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
"I can't believe I fell for his tricks again. How could I be so stupid?"
What is RHETORICAL QUESTION?
a sentence in which details are added immediately following the basic sentence elements
What is a LOOSE SENTENCE?
the literal or dictionary definition of a word
What is DENOTATION?
the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses
What is ANAPHORA?
obvious understatement
What is LITOTE?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.”
What is ANTITHESIS?
(also anaphora)
a sentence with added details either before or in the middle of the basic sentence elements
What is a PERIODIC SENTENCE?
specialized vocabulary or language used within a professional group, activity, community, etc.
What is JARGON?
ideas expressed in similarly structured words, phrases, clauses or sentences
What is PARALLELISM?
a part used to represent the whole
What is SYNECDOCHE?
"The wind screamed as the tree shivered."
What is PERSONIFICATION?
a sentence with at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
What is a COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE?
words associated with casual speech among peers
What is SLANG?
when a thought is interrupted to provide on-the-spot information to the audience
What is PARENTHESIS?
words saying the opposite of their intended meaning
What is SARCASM or IRONY?
"Charles, a perfectionist, is rarely satisfied with even the greatest results."
What is APPOSITIVE?