APN 11-20

Question 1

Coherence

Answer 1

the quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea/theme or organizing principle

Question 2

Aphorism

Answer 2

a short, often witty statement of a principle or truth about life

Question 3

Apostraphe

Answer 3

usually in poetry, but sometimes in prose: the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or a personified abstract

Question 4

Cacophony

Answer 4

also referred to as Dissonance… hard, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of Euphony

Question 5

Denotation

Answer 5

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

Question 6

Enumeration

Answer 6

a rhetorical device used for listing the details or a process of mentioning words or phrases step by step. In fact it is a type of amplification or division in which a subject is further distributed into components or parts,. Writers use this to clarify and detail understanding.

Question 7

Analogy

Answer 7

is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar. Only read the information below to help you understand.

Question 8

Parallelism

Answer 8

is the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter. Parallelism examples are found in literary works as well as in ordinary conversations

Question 9

Allusion

Answer 9

is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text

Question 10

Metonymy

Answer 10

It is a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated. We can come across examples of metonymy both from literature and in everyday life. Do not confuse this with a metaphor as a METONYMY is not creating a comparison.