For the Week ending 07/22/11
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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metaphoric form in which a part signifies the whole and less general stands for more general; substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
"Friends, Romans, countrymen: lend me your ears" probably is the most famous example of _______ by William Shakespeare. |
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a syllogism in which one of the premises is implicit but not expressed
"Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis to be wise," is an example of _______ (implying that wisdom is the opposite of ignorance.) |
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abrupt interruption that leaves thought incomplete
An example of _______ occurs in "Star Wars: A New Hope," when Darth Vader says of Obi-Wan Kenobi, "I sense something; a presence I have not felt since—" |
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an expression or idea that has become trite; a platitude
It's a _______ in writing on the Middle East to describe people as being at a "unique stage in history." |
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deliberate reversal of usual, logical order of sentence parts for emphasis
Into the valley of _______ rode the six hundred. |