Study sets matching "english vocab language composition examples"
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Classes
Users
Metaphor
Simile
Metonymy
Synecdoche
The office is a beehive of activity on Mondays
He was as unpleasant as a wart
If we cannot strike offenders in the heart, let us strike them…
Twenty eyes watched our every move
Metaphor
The office is a beehive of activity on Mondays
Simile
He was as unpleasant as a wart
Allusion
Analogy
Faulty Analogy
Anaphora
"Plan ahead: it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark."
"The pen is the writer's sword."
"If dogs are healthier when living in cool climates, then fish…
" We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on the end. We shall…
Allusion
"Plan ahead: it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark."
Analogy
"The pen is the writer's sword."
audience
concession
connotation
context
Gehrig's ____ was his teammates and fans in the stadium that d…
Lou Gehrig concedes what some of his listeners may think — tha…
All of the following mean "overweight": ... That cat is PLUMP. Th…
The ____ for Lou Gehrig's speech is the recent announcement of…
audience
Gehrig's ____ was his teammates and fans in the stadium that d…
concession
Lou Gehrig concedes what some of his listeners may think — tha…
ad hominem argument
argument from authority (argument from…
appeal to ignorance
begging the question
of course the writer supports tax cuts; she's rich!
this is absolutely awesome-it's the best review book ever writ…
no one can prove the Loch Ness monster does not exist; therefo…
the Loch Ness monster spoke to me in my dreams, so it must exi…
ad hominem argument
of course the writer supports tax cuts; she's rich!
argument from authority (argument from…
this is absolutely awesome-it's the best review book ever writ…
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Ambiguity
"All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others."…
"Now old desire Roth in his death-bed lie." (D sound) -Romeo a…
"The Cunninghams are country folks, farmers,and the crash hit…
Each of us saw her duck. (It is unclear whether the word "duck…
Allegory
"All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others."…
Alliteration
"Now old desire Roth in his death-bed lie." (D sound) -Romeo a…
Hyperbole
Hyperbole Example
Mataphor
Mataphor Example
An over-exaggeration used to make a point.
Its so cold, polar bears are wearing jackets.
Comparing two objects by referring to onw thing as if it were…
Life is a roller coaster.
Hyperbole
An over-exaggeration used to make a point.
Hyperbole Example
Its so cold, polar bears are wearing jackets.
Personification
Antithesis
Anaphora
Metonomy
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall…
"The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"
Personification
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
Antithesis
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
Ad Hominem
Allegory
Allusion
Anadiplosis
EX: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee - Atticus Finch poin…
EX: "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe": The author C.S. L…
EX: A Pandora's box: This allusion has been in numerous litera…
EX: Yoda from Star Wars - "fear leads to anger. Anger leads to…
Ad Hominem
EX: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee - Atticus Finch poin…
Allegory
EX: "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe": The author C.S. L…
Personification
Antithesis
Anaphora
Metonomy
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall…
"The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"
Personification
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
Antithesis
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
Allusion
Assonance
Dialect
Figurative Language
Don't look like a Romeo in front of her.
Men sell the wedding bells.
Aye laddy, that 'ill do fine.... Seez dis? Is gonna stick ya wiff…
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee or something.
Allusion
Don't look like a Romeo in front of her.
Assonance
Men sell the wedding bells.
+Periphrasis
+Rhetorical Question
+Epistrophe
+Anastrophe
a) A trope in which one substitutes a descriptive word or phra…
a) A trope in which the one asks a leading question. ... b) Examp…
a) A scheme in which the same word is repeated at the end of s…
a) A scheme in which normal word order is changed for emphasis…
+Periphrasis
a) A trope in which one substitutes a descriptive word or phra…
+Rhetorical Question
a) A trope in which the one asks a leading question. ... b) Examp…
Alliteration-
Connotation-
Denotation-
Diction-
Tongue Twister: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Emotional: He was blue after his dog passed/You are a pig whic…
Literal: He wore a blue shirt/You are a dog which literally me…
The light illuminated the cave vs. the light lit up the cave/S…
Alliteration-
Tongue Twister: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Connotation-
Emotional: He was blue after his dog passed/You are a pig whic…
Personification
Antithesis
Anaphora
Metonomy
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall…
"The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"
Personification
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
Antithesis
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
Personification
Antithesis
Anaphora
Metonomy
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall…
"The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"
Personification
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
Antithesis
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
Effusive
Pendantic
Assertion
Point of View
expressing feelings in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner
describes someone who's too concerned with literal accuracy or…
a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief as if no…
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter
Effusive
expressing feelings in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner
Pendantic
describes someone who's too concerned with literal accuracy or…
opulent
indignant
obsequious
scurril
The United States is this way in comparison with underdevelope…
Homeless people are typically this.
Elizabeth Stanton felt that far too many women were this way.
Police have to be careful not to use excessive force or they c…
opulent
The United States is this way in comparison with underdevelope…
indignant
Homeless people are typically this.
metaphor
epistrophe
analogy
alliteration
Her hair was a bridal veil around her face, shimmering, pale a…
The cars do not sell because the engineering is inferior, the…
Knowledge always desires increase: it is like a fire, which mu…
Yes, I have read that little bundle of pernicious prose, but I…
metaphor
Her hair was a bridal veil around her face, shimmering, pale a…
epistrophe
The cars do not sell because the engineering is inferior, the…
Mediocrity
Description
Thesis
Short Sentences
heroes rising above the mediocrity that surrounds them
"Hattie was a woman...I ever got published."
"From 1938 to 1942, when I attended Bernard High School in McM…
"That was my teacher!"
Mediocrity
heroes rising above the mediocrity that surrounds them
Description
"Hattie was a woman...I ever got published."
Personification
Antithesis
Anaphora
Metonomy
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall…
"The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"
Personification
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
Antithesis
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
Allegory
Antecedent
Antithesis
Aphorism
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolical…
Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.
Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealth…
Allegory
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolical…
Antecedent
Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Personification
Antithesis
Anaphora
Metonomy
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall…
"The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"
Personification
Wordsworth's "the sea that bares her bosom to the moon."
Antithesis
"To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was t…
Balance
Parallelism
Chiasmus
Climax
The syntactic structure of each sentence supports its meaning.…
Expresses similar or related ideas in similar grammatical stru…
Grammatical structure of the first clause or phrase is reverse…
Writer arranges ideas in order of importance
Balance
The syntactic structure of each sentence supports its meaning.…
Parallelism
Expresses similar or related ideas in similar grammatical stru…
Ad Hominem Argument
Allegory
Alliteration ...
Allusion
Attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than add…
Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or conc…
The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning o…
A reference, usually oblique or faint, to another thing, idea,…
Ad Hominem Argument
Attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than add…
Allegory
Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or conc…