10 TERMS - 8
Simile to Zeugma
Simile
Device: This figure of speech is an argument when what is unknown is
compared to something that is known using the word "like", "as", or "than" in order to
better perceive its importance.
Simple
Sentence type: This is an independent clause; it has a subject and a verb.
Example: She slept.
Stem General term: In multiple-choice questions, this is the question that is asked about
the possible answers.
Example: Which of the following best describes Cyberus's attitude toward the avengers?
Subject
General term: This is the formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of a
sentence.
Subordinate conjunction Semantics: This particular part of speech makes an
independent clause into a dependent clause.
Common examples: because, since, which, if, when, although
Syllogism Device, Logical structure: This three-part argument uses two premises (major
and minor) and a conclusion or truth. The major premise must be airtight and agreedupon by all for this to be a true syllogism.
Example: Humans are mortal. / Socrates was a human. / (Therefore) Socrates was mortal.
Synecdoche
Device: In this device, a part is used for the whole.
Example: All hands on deck
Syntax
General term: This is the study of rules of grammar that define the formation
of sentences.
Synthesis General term: This describes uniting a variety of sources to achieve a common
end.
Theme
General term: This is the basic message or meaning conveyed through
elements of character and conflict. This appears in literature, and is paralleled in
nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis.
Thesis
General term: This is a writer's statement of purpose. It is used by the reader
to identify what the writer is arguing, the position the writer is taking, or the action the
writer is advocating.
Tricolon Device: This sentence has three equally distinct and equally long parts
separated by commas.
Example: I came, I saw, I conquered.
Understatement Device: This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the
opposite of hyperbole.
Zeugma Device: This is where two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by
the same verb or noun. The noun or verb might not have the exact same meaning in both
parts.
Example: She dashed his hopes and out of his life when she dashed through the door.