Literary terms quiz group 7

Red Herring

A remark made mockingly or in bitter way to demonstrate some foolishness on the part of the person that is being mocked or teased

An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions

Something that is intended to be misleading or distracting from the original topic

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which is not literally applicable

Polysyndeton

A statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before it

stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect

The mission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence maintaining the grammatical accuracy

A figure of speech that conveys an understatement by using double negatives

Syllepsis

Literary device used in writing to appeal to one's logical sense using reason and logic

A statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before

An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions

Figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses

Sarcasm

A distinctice feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition

a remark made mockingly or in bitter way to demonstrate some foolishness on the part of the person that is being mocked or teased

Special words that are used within a group or profession where people outside of these professions or groups have no understanding of them

Technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule

Pun

A joke displaying the different possible meanings of a word.

Figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associate

an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions

A figure of speech that conveys an understatement by using double negatives

Style

A remark made mockingly or in bitter way to demonstrate some foolishness on the part of the person that is being mocked or teased

in literature is the literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words

Something that is intended to be misleading or distracting from the original topic

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which is not literally applicable

Syllogism

A statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clause

The choice and use of words/phrases in a speech or writing

An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions

Satire

A joke displaying the different possible meanings of a word.

A persuasive technique that uses the author's credibility to convince the reader of a point

A technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule

An "ahaaaaa" moment

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