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What is juxtaposition?
What is an example of aphorism?
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What is an example of aphorism?
"A claim is that perception affects taste"
"Everyone is wrong"
"A watched pot never boils"
"A neglected dog never gets walked"
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What is juxtaposition?
Placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison
Comparing two things to decide which is better
Putting two opposing word choices in a sentence
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What is an example of motif?
Saying "cool" once in a film
The use of triangles in Guernica
Repeating the phrase "love is blind" in a story
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What is antimetabole?
Same words are used twice, but the second time a different word is used
Same words are used twice, but the second time the order is reversed
Parallel structure (same words, but second time is different)
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What is an example of active voice?
"Anna dropped out of school and worked at McDonalds her entire life"
"The school was relieved of Anna"
"The car was driven by Anna"
"Anna drove the car off the cliff"
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What is periodic sentence?
The main idea is stated at the beginning of the sentence
When the main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
Exposition
Same as cumulative sentence
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What is chiasmus?
Parallel structure
When the same words are used twice - the second time the order is reversed
Using the same words twice but the second time different words are used
Using the same words twice in one sentence
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What is an example of euphemism?
Replacing "gold" with "silver"
Replacing "stupid" with "not the sharpest tool in the shed"
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What is an example of polysyndeton?
"No fruits, vegetables, carrots, or potatoes"
"Go to the left; take a right; go to the store; take another left..."
"Wash the dog and mow the lawn and feed the cats..."
"Go to the store and buy two bananas and steal a box of donuts..."
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What is an example of zeugma?
"I accidentally fell on the concrete. I got up afterwards to see who saw"
"I broke his heart, and the next day I accidentally blew up his car"
"She broke his heart and his car"
"The butler killed the lights, and then the maid"
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What is an example of antimetabole?
"Help I am drowning"
"Potatoes rhymes with tomatoes, tomatoes rhymes with potatoes"
"Potatoes, tomatoes, vice versa"
"Anna is sad, Anna is incredibly sad"
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What is litotes?
Overstatement
"That looks horrible"
A type of understatement - denies the opposite of the statement
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What is active voice?
The verb happens with no specified person performing that action
Subject of sentence receives the action
The subject of the sentence performs the action
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What is an example of oxymoron?
"Jumbo shrimp"
"Tiny tornado"
"Boiled peanuts"
"The big fish"
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What is metonymy?
Replacing an actual word or idea, with a related concept or word
Replacing an offensive word with something more acceptable
The opposite of hyperbole
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What is euphemism?
A replacement for a nice word, making it more offensive
A less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word/concept
The choice of words
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What is anaphora?
When a word is used twice in succession
Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause in a row in the same sentence
When a sentence has parallel structure with another
The use of repetition within a literature piece to convey theme or message
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What is an example of synesthesia?
"My hand brushes against the horse's mane; it felt so soft"
"The greenish smell filled the room"
"The road sign sat on the ground"
"I smell trouble"
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What is aphorism?
Ordinary or familiar type of conversation
When the main idea is not completed until the end of the sentence
A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle
It is similar to red herring
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What is antithesis?
Two opposite or contrasting words, ideas, etc. with parallel structure
Contrasting words that have no parallel structure
The same words used to create parallel structure
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What is an example of chiasmus?
"Oops"
"Life is like a box of chocolates"
"Tomatoes are potatoes, vice versa"
"I have no friends"
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What is antecedent?
When a pronoun is nonexistent within a text
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
When a sentence has no specified subject
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What is an example of colloquial?
"Good morning"
"Hello, how are you?"
"sadansjdhasjdhakeidhawduaihdiu"
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What is an example of juxtaposition?
Comparing everyday American life to the everyday life of a Korean
Comparing air to water using algebra
Comparing smart kids to stupid kids
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What is oxymoron?
When apparent contradictory terms are grouped together, making a paradox
When someone is being a moron
Three periods in a sentence
"Omg look at the little grain of sand!"
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What is an example of litotes?
"You are so bad at doing your job"
"It could be worse" instead of saying "it's not good enough"
"The pizza was not disagreeable"
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What is an example of periodic sentence?
"Mom's spaghetti"
"Shaking... sweating... he was sure he would never perform on stage again"
"He would never perform on stage again - sweating and his limbs shaking"
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What is an example of antecedent?
"Anna felt sad so she went home and cried"
"The kid's father left to get milk"
"She went home and she danced away her tears"
"The rabbit had no friends"
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What is zeugma?
A word applies to two others in different senses or it suits only 1
A figure of speech
Changing the word in a sentence to be a less offensive definition
Using one word to modify 2 other words, in 2 different ways
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What is an example of antithesis?
"Tomatoes are green"
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
"Anna is depressed, Anna is incredibly sad"
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What is synesthesia?
Imagery involving only one of the senses in a sentence at a time
"The purplish smell filled the room"
"The pinkish smell filled the room"
A description involving a "crossing of the senses"
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What is synecdoche?
Could also be vice verse of naming one of its parts by naming its whole
"The pinkish smell filled the room"
A kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts
A metaphorical type of speech
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What is an example of ellipses?
...
"I saw the cats climb up the tree... they sat on the branches meowing"
"Uhm, no..."
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What is an example of synecdoche?
"The girl was as smart as a dolphin"
"Check out my new wheels"
"The cattle rancher owned 500 head"
"The turtle fell on its back"
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What is motif?
Comparing two items
The same words are used twice but the second time the order is reversed
A recurring idea within a literature
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What is polysyndeton?
A small list separated by commas
A list of items starting with the same letter
A list separated by semicolons
When a writer creates a list, all separated by conjunctions
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What is an example of anaphora?
"Buy bananas and taco shells"
"I came, I saw, I conquered"
"Don't forget to buy ice cream at the store!"
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What is an example of metonymy?
"I spoke the man's language fluently"
"I did not know how to solve the problem beforehand, but now I did"
"I didn't understand his tongue" - the man's speech was not understandable
"Relations between London and Washington have been strained" metaphorically
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What is colloquial?
Familiar or ordinary type of conversation
Redirecting an argument
Unfamiliar or foreign conversation
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What is ellipses?
A story with a moral in it
Three periods used to show omitted text in a quotation
Three periods signalling a stop
