A style and theory of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail.
What is Naturalism?
100
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is Hyperbole?
100
A pronoun that introduces an adjective clause.
What is a Relative Pronoun?
100
The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc
What is Tone?
100
A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.
What is Realism?
200
The quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life.
What is Realism?
200
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
What is a Pun?
200
This will contain a subject and verb. Next, it will begin with a relative pronoun [who, whom, whose, that, or which] or a relative adverb [when, where, or why].
What is an Adjective Clause?
200
A means persuading by the use of reasoning.
What is Logos?
200
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?
300
A movement that believed the Church had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence.
What is Puritanism?
300
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
What is Understatement?
300
A punctuation mark indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.
What is Semi-colon?
300
A means of convincing by the character of the author. We tend to believe people whom we respect.
What is Ethos?
300
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
What is Simile?
400
An idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. It taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were central figures.
What is Transcendentalism?
400
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).
What is Onomatopoeia?
400
A word, especially an adjective or noun used attributively, that restricts or adds to the sense of a head noun (e.g., good and family in a good family house ).
What is a Modifier?
400
A means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions.
What is Pathos?
400
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?
500
A movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.
What is Romanticism?
500
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).
What is Synechdoche?
500
A subordinate clause used to modify a verb, adjective, or adverb in the main clause.
What is an Adverb Clause?
500
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is Imagery?
500
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.