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| very limited or narrow in scope or outlook |
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| practical;pertaining to state or community |
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| overly dramatic or conciously emotional |
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| lacking in intelligence or ideas; empty |
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| productive; in large quantity of something |
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| hasty; superficial; without interest or care |
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| confusion/to cause confusion |
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| holding a feeling of deep respect |
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| overly submissive; oppressed/easily intimidated |
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An "entity" meaning a word or phrase that is used as an association to another
EX: "The pen is mightier than the sword"
"pen" symbolizes written word, while "sword" symbolizes force |
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something that is seemingly out of place or "timeline" (basically, time period/chronological order)
EX: In Julius Caeser, Cassius says, "The clock has struck three!" YET, there were no mechanical clocks in that time period |
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A form of comparison where a similar feature or trait between two objects can be directly shown by making a known comparison
EX: "Obeying is to a servant, like ordering is to a master." |
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The repetition of group words at the beginning of successive clauses
EX: "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right." - Abe Lincoln |
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| a set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses |
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repetition of the same group of words at the end of successive clauses
EX: "To be, or not to be..." - Shakepeare |
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repetition of the last word of a clause at the beginning of the following clause
EX: "I am Sam, Sam I am." - Dr. Suess |
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the reversal of the natural usage of words
EX: "In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit" - J.R.R. Tolkein |
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deliberate playing down of a situation in order to make a point
EX: "It's just a flesh wound..." - Monty Python |
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