Abstract Ex: justice, poverty and speed 1a thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea. 1b Active Voice Ex: ate, roam, and ran 2a the subject performs the action expressed in the verb 2b Ad hominem Ex: How can you argue your case for vegetarianism when you are enjoying your steak? 3a Instead of attacking an assertion, the argument attacks the person who made the assertion 3b Adage Ex: It is always darkest before the dawn 4a A saying or proverb embodying a piece of common wisdom based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language. 4b Aesthetic Ex: 5a Relating to beauty or to a branch of philosophy concerned with art, beauty, and taste. 5b Allegory Ex: Pilgrim's Progress is an example of spiritual allegory 6a a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one 6b Alliteration Ex: Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme 7a the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. 7b Allusion Ex: Don't act like a Romeo in front of her -Referring to the Shakespeare play "Romeo and Juliet" 8a a reference to a wellknown person, place, or thing. 8b Ambiguity Ex:A good life depends on a liver. - Liver may be an organ or simply a living person. 9a a statement which can contain two or more meanings 9b Anachronism Ex: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare. 10a something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time. 10b Anadiplosis Ex: "When I give I give myself" 11a A rhetorical term for the repetition of the last word of one line or clause to begin the next. 11b Anagnorisis Ex: 12a A moment of recognition or discovery; primarily used in reference to Greek tragedy. 12b Analogy Ex: Life is like a race. The one who keeps running wins the race and the one who stops to catch a breath loses. 13a A comparison of two different things that are alike in some way 13b Analysis/ analytic/ analytical Ex: 14a separating something into the components or elements of which it is made; also Show More
