21-40 AICE TERMS ENG

Question 1

Hyperbole

Answer 1

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 2

Idiom

Answer 2

A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deductible from those of the original words.

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

Descriptive language that appeals to any of the senses.

Question 4

Irony

Answer 4

The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; a statement or situation where the meaning is directly contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.

Question 5

Interjection

Answer 5

An abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption.

Question 6

Jargon

Answer 6

The specialized language of a professional, occupational, or other group, often meaningless to outsiders.

Question 7

Juxtaposition

Answer 7

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Question 8

Limited Narrator

Answer 8

A narrator who does not know the full story and only reveals what they can see at the time.

Question 9

List of three

Answer 9

A device with a rhythmic impact, often used in persuasive texts.

Question 10

Metaphor

Answer 10

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Question 11

Mood

Answer 11

Appeals to the audience’s emotions.

Question 12

Noun

Answer 12

A word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things.

Question 13

Omniscient

Answer 13

A narrator who is all-seeing and knows the full picture.

Question 14

Onomatopoeia

Answer 14

The formation of a word from a sound associated with its name.

Question 15

Paradox

Answer 15

A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true.

Question 16

Parody

Answer 16

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Question 17

Personification

Answer 17

A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities.

Question 18

Point of View

Answer 18

The perspective from which a speaker or writer tells a story or presents information.

Question 19

Preposition

Answer 19

A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ?”.

Question 20

Pronoun

Answer 20

A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this).