Chapter 2

Question 1

ambiguity

Answer 1

a vagueness of meaning, a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations

Question 2

anachronism

Answer 2

a person, scene, or event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era

Question 3

analogy

Answer 3

comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things, a passage that points out several similarities between two unlike things is called an extended analogy

Question 4

anecdote

Answer 4

a brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature
-more like a story

Question 5

annotation

Answer 5

a brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature

Question 6

antagonist

Answer 6

a character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist, produces tension or conflict

Question 7

imagery

Answer 7

the use of images in speech and writing

Question 8

indirect quotation

Answer 8

a rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased

Question 9

inductive reasoning

Answer 9

method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization

Question 10

inference

Answer 10

a conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data

Question 11

invective

Answer 11

a direct verbal assault, a denunciation, casting blame on someone or something

Question 12

irony

Answer 12

a mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm, a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected