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Final Jeopardy
Shall I
compare
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Rhetorical
Bag of
your
Tricks
Grammar
You couldn’t
argue your
Way out of a
Paper Bag
So, you got I’m sorry,
Could you
Jokes,
Huh?
repeat that?
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Implied comparison
of seemingly unlike
things or the
substitution of one for
another
What is a
metaphor?
A similarity or comparison
between two different things
or the relationship between
them. It can explain
something unfamiliar by
associating it with or pointing
out its similarity to something
more familiar.
What is an
analogy?
A fanciful expression, usually
in the form of an extended
metaphor or surprising
analogy between seemingly
dissimilar objects. It displays
intellectual cleverness as a
result of the unusual
comparison being made.
What is a conceit
or metaphysical
conceit?
The device of using
character and/or story
elements symbolically to
represent an abstraction
in addition to the literal
meaning.
What is allegory?
When 2 contrasting things –
ideas, words or sentence
elements – are placed next to
each other for comparison. It
sheds light on both elements of
the comparison.
Most common form is an
oxymoron.
What is
juxtaposition?
Sentence style that appears to
follow the mind as it worries
a problem through,
mimicking the "rambling,
associative syntax of
conversation
What is Running
Style or a Run-on
sentence?
a sentence that presents its
central meaning in a main
clause at the end. This
independent clause is preceded
by a phrase or clause that
cannot stand alone. The effect
is to add emphasis and
structural variety.
What is a periodic
sentence?
A grammatical unit
that contains both
a subject and a
verb.
What is a clause?
A type of sentence in which
the main idea (independent
clause) comes first, followed
by dependent grammatical
units such as phrases and
clauses.
What is a loose or
non-periodic
sentence?
The word, phrase,
or clause referred
to by a pronoun.
What is the
antecedent?
A question asked
merely for effect
with no answer
expected.
What is a
rhetorical
question?
Aristotle’s means of
persuasion which
include ethos, pathos
and logos.
What are the
classical appeals?
A more agreeable or
less offensive substitute
for a generally
unpleasant word or
concept.
What is a
euphemism?
refers to the grammatical
or rhetorical framing of
words, phrases, sentences,
or paragraphs to give
structural similarity.
What is
parallelism?
The repetition of a
word or phrase at the
end of several clauses.
What is epiphora?
six-part model of argument
(with similarities to the
syllogism). It can be used as
a tool for analyzing and
categorizing arguments.
What is the
Toulmin Model?
The part of an argument
wherein a speaker or
writer anticipates and
counters opposing points
of view.
What is refutation?
A method of reasoning in
which a conclusion
follows necessarily from
the stated premises.
What is
deduction?
An error in reasoning that
renders an argument
invalid.
What is a fallacy?
A deductive system of formal
logic that presents 2 premises
(major and minor) that
inevitably lead to a sound
conclusion.
What is a
syllogism?
The contrast between what is
stated explicitly and what is
really meant, or the
difference between what
appears to be and what is
actually true.
What is
irony/ironic?
A work that closely imitates
the style or content of another
with the specific aim of comic
effect and/or ridicule. It
exploits peculiarities of an
author’s expression
What is a parody?
A play on words, either on
different senses of the same
word or on the similar sense
or sound of different words
What is a pun?
Involves bitter, caustic
language that is meant to
hurt or ridicule. (from the
Greek meaning: “to tear
flesh”
What is sarcasm?
A work that targets human
vices and follies or social
institutions and conventions
for reform or ridicule
regardless of whether or not
it is the intent to reform
human behavior.
What is satire?
A terse statement of known
authorship which expresses a
general truth or a moral
principle. It can be a
memorable summation of the
author’s point.
What is an
aphorism?
The non-literal,
associative meaning of a
word; the implied,
suggested meaning.
What is
connotation?
A set expression of two or
more words that means
something other than the
literal meanings of its
individual words
What is an idiom?
A statement that appears to
be self-contradictory or
opposed to common sense
but upon closer inspection
contains some degree of
truth or validity.
What is a
paradox?
name of one object is
substituted for that of another
closely associated with it.
What is metonymy?
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