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Question 1

flippant

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lacking proper respect or seriousness .This often associated with the impatience of youth

Question 2

evocative

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the use of language that “suggests” meaning other than the denotative language that connects with emotions or feelings not associated with the actual meaning of a word

Question 3

syntactic inversion

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inversion also called anastrophe ,in literary style and rhetoric the syntactic reversal of normal order sentences, as , in english the placing of the adjective after the noun it modifies (“the from divine”) a verb before its subject (“came the dawn”)

Question 4

apposition

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is a grammatical construction in which two elements , normally noun phrases,are placed side by side ,with one element serving to identify the other in a different way.The two elements are said to be in apposition

Question 5

didactic

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the word didactic is frequently overloaded with informative or realistic matter and marked by the omission of grateful and pleasing details

Question 6

periodic sentence

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a periodic sentence has the main clause or predicate at the end. This is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made .It can also create suspense or interest for the reader

Question 7

paradox

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it is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth. A paradox is often used to make the reader think over an idea in innovate way.

Question 8

irony

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irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning of the words.it may also be a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated in simple words. It is a difference between the appearance and reality

Question 9

parenthesis

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a stylistic device that comes from a Greek word meaning to place or alongside

Question 10

satire

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technique employed by writers to expose and citizen foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule

Question 11

polemical

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relating to or involving strongly critical ,controversial ,or disputation writing and speech

Question 12

ambiguity

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ambiguity and fallacy of ambiguity is a word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning. Skilled writers use ambiguity with purpose and intent

Question 13

archetype

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an archetype ,also known as universal symbol, may be a character ,a theme ,a symbol or even a sitting, many literary critics are the opinion that archetype ,which have a common and recurring representation in a particular human culture or entire human race, shape the structure and function of a literary work

Question 14

function of archetype

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the use of archetypical characters and situations gives a literary work a universal acceptance .The use of archetype characters and situations in their social and cultural context

Question 15

tragic flaw

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is a literary device that can be defined as a trait in a character leading to his downfall and the character is often the hero of the literary piece .This trait could be the lack of self-knowledge ,lack of judgement and often it is hubris(pride)

Question 16

assertion

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when someone makes statement investing his strong belief in it, as if it is true through it may not be, he is making an assertion. This is a stylistic approach or technique involving a strong deliration, a forceful or confluent and positive statement

Question 17

autobiography

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one of the type of biography, which tells a life. A story of its author, meaning it is a written record of the author’s life. Rather than being written by somebody else an autobiography comes through the person’s own pen, in his words

Question 18

memoir

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a record of memories, and particular events that have taken place in a author’s life. In fact ,it is the telling of a story or even event from his life; an account that does not tell the full record of a life

Question 19

cumulative sentence

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known as a loose sentence that starts with an independent clause or main clause, which is simple and straight , provides main idea

Question 20

blank verse

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literary device defined as un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter. In poetry and prose ,it has consistent meter with b syllables in each line