- when all parts of a sentence are grammatically similar
- a formal teaching. accurate form of education of some kind
- a word or phrase with two interpretations (one is usually inappropriate)
- polite/indirect words that are used to replace words thought to be harsh or unpleasant
- often religious, sermon that discusses morals
- making negative comments about someone as a method of discrediting their words (instead of valid arguments)
- exaggerated statement or claim that isn't meant to be taken literarily
- when something totally different happens than what everyone was expecting
- statements or saying that are totally irrelevant or hard to follow
- omitting word/words from a text that are thought to be understood
- a description of someone or something that entails their qualities
- when the audience knows more about the situation than the characters
- when one event causes another to happen. the cause is why it happens, the effect is what happens
- when two or more clauses balance each other out by reversing their structureex. Do I love you because you'e beautiful or are you beautiful because I love you?"
- when something is over exaggerated, often used in humor
- a fallacy followed by something that claims it to be true
- thesis, argument made that is thought to be true
- convincing someone of something through reasoning
- convincing someone of something through use of emotion
- arrangement of words that addresses an abstract idea or non-existant person