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Question 1

Adage

Answer 1

An adage is a short, pointed and memorable saying based off of facts, and it’s considered a veritable truth by the majority of people. Famous adages become popular due to their usage over a long period of time. In fact, an adage expresses a general fact or truth about life. As it becomes popular, it is then accepted as a universal truth.

Question 2

Pedantic

Answer 2

Comes from the French word pedant, which means “to teach or to act as pedagogue”. A pedantic is someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, minute details in order to make an arrogant and ostentatious show of learning. He could be a writer, a character, feelings, tone or words.

Question 3

Flippant

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Evocative

Answer 4

The use of language that “suggest” meanings other than the denotative. Language that connects with the emotions or feelings not associated with the actual meaning of the word

Question 5

Syntactical Inversion

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Inversion, also called anastrophe, in literary style and rhetoric, the syntactical reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence, as, in English, the placing of an adjective after the noun it modifies (“the form divines”), a verb before its subject (“came after the dawn”)

Question 6

Apposition

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Is a grammatical construction in which 2 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 7

Didactic

Answer 7

The word didactic is frequently used for those literary texts which are overloaded with informative or realistic matter and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details. Didactic, therefore, becomes a derogatory term referring to the forms of literature that are ostentatiously dull and erudite. However, some literary texts are entertaining as well as didactic.

Question 8

Conceit

Answer 8

A figure of speech in which 2 vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes & metaphors. Thus, conceit examples have a shocking or surprising effect on the readers because they are novel comparisons unlike the conventional comparisons made in similes and metaphors.

Question 9

Periodic Sentences

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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 10

Paradox

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It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth. it is also used to illustrate an opinion or statement contrary to accepted traditional ideas. A paradox is often used to make a reader think over an idea in an innovative way

Question 11

Irony

Answer 11

A figurative of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual 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 & the reality

Question 12

Parenthesis

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A stylistic device that comes from a Greek word, meaning to place or alongside. Parenthesis is a qualifying or explanatory sentence, clause or word that writes insert into a paragraph or passage. However, if they leave it out, even then grammatically it does not affect the text that is correct without it

Question 13

Sardonic

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Grimly mocking, sarcastic, mocking in a humorous manner. This is one of those “TONE” words that describe writing that describe writing that fits the meaning

Question 14

Satire

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A technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule. It is intended to improve humanity by criticizing its follies & fables. A writer in a satire uses fictional characters, which stand for real people, to expose and condemn their corruption.

Question 15

Polemical

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Relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.

Question 16

Ambiguity

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A word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning. Skilled writers use ambiguity with purpose & intent

Question 17

Archetype

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May be a character, a theme, a symbol, or even a setting. Many literary critics are of the opinion that archetypes shape the structure & function of a literary work.

Question 18

Function of Archetype

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The use of archetypical characters and situations gives a literary work a universal acceptance, as readers identify the characters and situations in their social and cultural context. By using common archetypes, the writers attempt to import realism to their works, as the situations and are drawn from experiences of the world

Question 19

Tragic Flaw

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Assertion

Answer 20

When someone makes a statement investing his strong belief in it, as if it is true through it may not be, he is making an assertion. Assertion is a stylistic approach or technique involving a strong declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement regarding a belief or fact. Often, it has no proof or any support.