illiterate and stupid

language and composition 2

zeugma

Tommy lost his wallet and his head.

imperative sentence

Shut the door.

invective

harsh, abusive language

appositive

My stepmother, Rebecca, is a talented clarinet player. 

parallelism

similar grammatical structures in a series of words, phrases, or clauses to create balance and rhythm

declarative sentence

simple sentence that comes to a full stop.

hyperbole

i’ve told you a million times

euphemism

“passed away” instead of “died”

metonomy

“The Crown” to describe the British royalty, and “The White House” for the U.S. President and its administration.

diction

word choice and its impact on tone

anastrophe

rearranging the normal word order to create a new effect with the sentence, saying, or idea

anadiplosis

the repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next sentence

active voice

A does B, subject + verb + object

didactic

designed or intended to teach, instruct, or convey info