APLAC Glossary Test 9/12

Question 1

Abstract

Answer 1

Refers to general qualities, conditions, ideas, actions, or relationships that cannot be directly perceived by the senses

Question 2

Ad Hominem

Answer 2

An argument that attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than addressing the issues at hand

Question 3

Allegory

Answer 3

A fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts

Question 4

Alliteration

Answer 4

Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words

Question 5

Allusion

Answer 5

A passing reference to a familiar person, place, or thing drawn from history, the Bible, mythology, or literature

Question 6

Ambiguity

Answer 6

It is subject to more than one interpretation; uncertain or indefinite

Question 7

Analogy

Answer 7

A form of comparison in which the writer explains something unfamiliar by comparing it to something familiar

Question 8

Anadiplosis

Answer 8

Repetition of the last word of a preceding clause at the beginning of a new clause

Question 9

Analytical Reading

Answer 9

Reading actively, paying close attention to both the content and the structure of the text

Question 10

Anaphora

Answer 10

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Question 11

Anastrophe

Answer 11

The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses