Repetition of the same beginning consonant (or vowel)
What is alliteration?
Alliteration
What does this sentence show?: "Nancy nodded off to sleep, needing the necessary hours of rest
A reference to media, literature, history, etc.
What is an allusion?
Allusion
What is this an example of?: "Nancy felt similar to Harry Potter when drinking the Sleeping Draught Potion!
The repetition of the last word of the preceding sentence
What is anadiplosis?
Anadiplosis
What is this an example of?: "Nancy was drifting to sleep. Sleep, while tempting to her last night as she studied, was irresistible now.
Repetition of the beginning of a phrase
What is anaphora?
Anaphora
What is this an example of?: "Nancy was falling asleep. Nancy was feeling her eyes droop. Nancy was slowly slumping lower and lower in her chair.
The inversion of word order
What is Anastrophe?
Anastrophe
What is this an example of?: "Drools Nancy while asleep in class.
The placement of two opposite ideas in a sentence
What is antithesis?
Antithesis
What is this an example of?: "While studious, she slept. While sleeping, she studied.
A statement of truth expressed in a witty manner
What is aphorism?
Aphorism
What is this an example of?: "To focus while one should sleep causes one to sleep while one must focus
The omission of conjunctions within a sentence
What is asyndeton?
Asyndeton
What is this an example of?: "Must Nancy always be plagued to doze, sleep, dream the class away?
The reversal of two or more clauses
What is Chiasmus?
Chiasmus
What is this an example of?: "Nancy could not focus on the teacher while dozing; yet the teacher focused on the dozing Nancy.
Informal language
What is colloquial language?
Colloquial language
What is this an example of?: "Nancy was in a pickle last night-- should she go to sleep without studying or say 'turn down for what' and study?
The feelings attached to a word
What is connotation?
Negative, distracted
What are the connotations attached to the word "Inattentive"?
The speech pattern of a language or social group
What is dialect?
Dialect
What is this an example of: "Nancy couldn' take any mo' o' dis gosh darn class"?
Omission of an unnecessary word in a phrase
What is ellipsis?
Ellipsis
What is this an example of: "Nancy, unconscious of her irresponsible choice, thought it anything but
Repetition of words or phrases at the end of each sentence
What is epistrophe?
Epistrophe
What is this an example of: "Throughout Biology, Nancy wanted to sleep. In Mr. Haster's Ethics class, Nancy wanted to sleep. Despite her wishes, the one thing she could not do was sleep.
The character of the author
What is ethos?
Ethos
What is this an example of: "From her many years studying the sleep habits of students, Mrs. Foran could tell Nancy was sleeping
A praise of the deceased
What is eulogy?
A mild or indirect word that represents something unpleasant
What is euphemism?
Euphemism
What is this an example of: "Nancy's 'lack of focus' in class 'influenced' her grade on the upcoming test",
A sustained metaphor throughout a piece
What is an extended metaphor?
extended metaphor
What is this an example of: "Nancy's eyes wavered between open and shut, curtains drawn apart or closed. As the class continued on, the curtains began to favor the darkness, rarely opening. The curtains....
An argument with faulty reasoning
What is fallacy?
Deductive fallacy
What is this an example of: "Nancy is sleepy. Nancy is a student. Therefore, all students are sleepy".
Exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
Hyperbole
What is this an example of: "Nancy fought sleep with every fiber of her soul! It tore her apart inside, this vicious battle between healthy sleeping habits and a respectable GPA!".
Slang
What is Jargon?
Comparing two things for effect
What is Juxtaposition?
Juxtaposition
What is this an example of: "Nancy slowly drifted to sleep on her desk. Charlotte sat alert in her desk, jotting down every word of Mrs. Foran's Powerpoint".
Statement that uses double negatives to express an affirmative
What is litotes?
Litotes
What is this an example of: "Nancy wasn't sleepy. She just was not awake.
Reason or Logic used in an argument
What is logos?
Logos
What is this an example of: "Nancy knew that she must study 4.5 hours before English class every night. Because she got home from clarinet practice at 6, she knew there was no way she could possibly have enough sleep if she were to study".
The mistaken use of a similar, yet inappropriate, word
What is malapropism?
Malapropism
What is this an example of: "Nancy's digressed amount of sleep caused her to be less alert in class than usual".
the substitution of an attribute for the formal name
What is metonymy?
Metonymy
What is this an example of: "Nancy's sleeping in class caused anger to the 'wide-eyes' in class.
A contradictory statement
What is paradox?
Paradox
What is this an example of: "Nancy knew she should get at least 7 hours of sleep, but she didn't really know this.
The same pattern of words within a sentence
What is parallel structure?
Parallel Structure
What is this an example of: "Nancy wanted to succeed, Mrs. Foran wanted to read, and the students wanted to attend Ivy League Colleges".
social role
What is persona?
The use of several repeating (often unnecessary conjunctions)
What is polysyndeton?
Polysyndeton
What is this an example of: "Nancy wanted to study Biology, and English, and Ethics, and Pre-Calc".
Persuasion
What is rhetoric?
A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer
What is a rhetorical question?
Rhetorical question
What is this an example of: "If Nancy did slept last night, would she be happier now?
The triangle of Aristotle between author, piece, and audience
What is the rhetorical triangle?
A piece of often ironic writing meant to illustrate a flaw in society
What is satire?
A sentence with a subject and a verb
What is a simple sentence?
simple sentence
What is this an example of: "Nancy struggled.
Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone
What does SOAPSTone stand for?
A form of reasoning where a conclusion is found.
What is syllogism?
Syllogism
What is this an example of: "Tired people are tired because they did not get enough sleep. Nancy is a tired person. Nancy did not get enough sleep.
A figure of speech where a part is meant to represent a whole or vice versa
What is synecdoche?
Synecdoche
What is this an example: "43% of Portlandia fell asleep in class. (Means portlandia's students)
The arrangement of words
What is syntax?
the presentation of something as smaller or of less significant than it actually is
What is understatement?
Understatement
What is this an example of: "Nancy was mildly tired"?
A figure of speech where a verb applies to something concrete and something abstract
What is zeugma?
zeugma
What is this an example of: "Nancy was losing concentration and willpower.
A sentence where the two parallel structures balance each other
What is a balanced sentence?
Balanced sentence
What is this an example of: "If Nancy can not control her sleeping habits, her sleeping habits will control her".
A sentence where multiple dependent clauses follow an independent clause
What is a cumulative sentence?
Cumulative sentence
What is this an example of: "Nancy felt the walls sinking, the class room dimming, the teacher slowing".
multiple dependent clauses preceding the independent clause
What is a periodic sentence?
Periodic Sentence
What is this an example of: "If Nancy can not control her studies, if Nancy cannot prioritize her classes, If Nancy cannot get a grip on her life, she will struggle with high school for the years to come...