Lit terms spring

Question 1

parallelism

Answer 1

same structured phrases

Question 2

metaphor

Answer 2

using ‘is’ to compare something

Question 3

allusion

Answer 3

refering to someone or something

Question 4

irony (verbal)

Answer 4

opposite happens/ is said than what you would expect

Question 5

logos

Answer 5

using logic

Question 6

ethos

Answer 6

using ethics/trustworthiness

Question 7

pathos

Answer 7

using emotion

Question 8

Denotation

Answer 8

literal meaning of a word

Question 9

connotation

Answer 9

when a word has deeper meaning

Question 10

tone

Answer 10

general character of writing

Question 11

oxymoron

Answer 11

contradictory words that are true

Question 12

euphemism

Answer 12

saying something less harsh

Question 13

personification

Answer 13

personifying something

Question 14

simile

Answer 14

using like or as to compare something

Question 15

hyperbole

Answer 15

over exxageration

Question 16

paradox

Answer 16

contradicting statements that are true

Question 17

thesis

Answer 17

central idea or claim

Question 18

evidence

Answer 18

proof

Question 19

reasoning

Answer 19

explanation

Question 20

personal attack

Answer 20

attack on opponent rather than their argument

Question 21

slipper slope

Answer 21

outcome gets worse and worse

Question 22

either/or

Answer 22

when opponent makes it seem like there are only two possible outcomes when in reality there are more

Question 23

red herring

Answer 23

distracting/ going off topic

Question 24

bandwagon

Answer 24

doing something just because everyone else is

Question 25

straw man

Answer 25

misrepresenting opponents opinion

Question 26

hasty generalization

Answer 26

drawing conclusion