APLAC Glossary Test 10/24

Question 1

Logos

Answer 1

The use of reasoning as the controlling principle in an argument

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared directly, usually for emphasis or dramatic effect

Question 3

Metonymy

Answer 3

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

Question 4

Mood

Answer 4

The prevailing or dominant feeling of a work, scene, or event

Question 5

Narration

Answer 5

To tell a story, to tell what happened

Question 6

Objective

Answer 6

Factual and impersonal

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

An effect created by words that have sounds that reinforce their meaning

Question 8

Opinion

Answer 8

A belief or conclusion not substantiated by knowledge or proof

Question 9

Organization

Answer 9

The thoughtful arrangement and presentation of one’s points or ideas

Question 10

Overview

Answer 10

A brief summary of the whole work

Question 11

Oxymoron

Answer 11

Combines two contradictory words in one expression. The result of this combination are often unusual and thought provoking.

Question 12

Pacing

Answer 12

The speed of a story’s action, dialogue, or narration

Question 13

Paradox

Answer 13

A seeming contradiction that in fact reveals some truth

Question 14

Paragraph

Answer 14

A series of closely related sentences

Question 15

Parallelism

Answer 15

A literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntactic structures