Rhetorical Terms 2 -- BYOJeopardy

Topic 1	Topic 2	Topic 3	Topic 4	Topic 5	Topic 6
100 loose sentence senence which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by a dependent unit. Writing with many loose sentences often feels informal, relaxed, conversational Topic 1 100	100 paradox a statement that appears to be self contradictory or opposed to common sense, but contains some degree of truth Topic 2 100	100 personification fig. of speech, author presents or describes concepts or objects with human characteristics, contributing to emotion, makes things appear more vivid to the audience Topic 3 100	100 satire a work that targets human vices or social institutions to reform or ridicule Topic 4 100	100 syntax sentence structure Topic 5 100	100 understatement ironic minimizing of fact or presents something as less significant that it is Topic 6 100
200 metaphor fig. of speech, using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting similarity, usually more vivid and imaginitive Topic 1 200	200 parallelism gramatical or rhetorical framing of words or phrases to give structural similarity. Includes but is not limited to repetition Topic 2 200	200 predicate adjective 1 type of subject complement, adj. that follows a linking verb, modifies or describes the subject Topic 3 200	200 style the summary of all the choices made by the author that classifies him or her into a genre and reflects their time period Topic 4 200	200 theme central idea or message of a work, often offering insight into life Topic 5 200	200 simile comparison of 2 different things through the use of \"like\" or \"as\" Topic 6 200
300 narrative rhetorical mode, the telling of a story, account of events Topic 1 300	300 Parody closely imitating the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect Topic 2 300	300 predicate nominative 2nd type of subject complement, noun that renames the subject Topic 3 300	300 semantics branch of linguistics that studies meaning of words Topic 4 300	300 thesis in expository writing, it is the sentence that directly expresses the author\'s opinion Topic 5 300	300 synecdoche like a metonymy, it uses a part of something to represent the whole. \"Canada played the United States\" instead of the individual players Topic 6 300
400 onomotopeia when the word immitates the natural sounds of the action, such as buzz, hiss, crack, murmur, etc. Topic 1 400	400 pedantic adj that describes words, phrases, or tone that is overly scholarly, bookish, or academic Topic 2 400	400 rhetorical modes describes purpose and variety of the author, examples are exposition, argument, description, and narration Topic 3 400	400 syllogism deductive system of formal logic that presents 2 premisses and inevitably leads to a sound conclusion ex: all men are mortal, socrates is a man, therefore socrates is mortal Topic 4 400	400 tone describes the author\'s attitude towards material or audience Topic 5 400	400 antithesis involves a direct contrast of structurally parrallel word groupings, such as \"sink or swim\" Topic 6 400
500 oxymoron joining two contradictory terms to suggest a paradox, such as jumbo shrimp, cruel kindness, etc. Topic 1 500	500 periodic sentence sentence that presents central meaning at the end, dependent clause followed by an independent clause. usually adds emphasis Topic 2 500	500 sarcasm involves bitter caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. May use irony Topic 3 500	500 symbolism anything that represents itself and stands for something else Topic 4 500	500 transition a word or phrase that links different ideas Topic 5 500	500 pun $\":)\"$ play on words Topic 6 500
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senence which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by a dependent unit. Writing with many loose sentences often feels informal, relaxed, conversational
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