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a device in which characters or events represent or symbolize ideas and concepts
Ex: A man questioning his religion has a faltering relationship with his wife named Faith. |
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| To bring out; call up or produce |
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| any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I. |
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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
Ex: the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.” |
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| to make trite, common, dull, stereotyped or stale by frequent use. |
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| a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton). |
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When the sequence of words in the 2nd part of the sentence is a reverse form ore the 1st part.
Ex: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." |
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| teaching tone; preachy; intended for instruction. |
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As part of an argument, you insult the counter-aregument.
Ex: curse words |
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| understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.” |
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| a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.” |
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| a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man. |
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"I prefer my steak rare, Julian, medium."
The 2nd comma represents a grammatical structure that has been previously stated in the sentence. |
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| A question not meant to be answered |
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a balance of two or more words, phrases and/or clauses.
Ex: to sing, to dance, to play OR singing, dancing, playing |
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| a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. |
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the art of argumentation
the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech. |
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a form of deductive reasoning
Ex: If a=b and b=c, then by deduction a=c. |
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authorization, sanction, or justification.
something that serves to give reliable or formal assurance of something; guarantee, pledge, or security. Synonyms: warranty, surety. |
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| repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. |
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