Day 9: APL TERMS

Question 1

traditional form of Japanese poetry, usually dealing with nature. 3 lines, that describe a single moment, feeling or thing. 1 and 3 line contains 5 syllables, 2 line has 7 syllables

Answer 1

Haiku

Question 2

couplet consisting of two successive rhyming lines that contain a complete thought

Answer 2

Heroic Couplet or Closed Couplet

Question 3

fiction that explores a past time period and may contain references to actual people and events of the past

Answer 3

Historical Fiction

Question 4

fiction that contains mysterious and often supernatural events to create a sense of terror

Answer 4

Horror Fiction

Question 5

quality that provokes laughter or amusement. Created through exaggeration, sarcasm, amusing descriptions, irony, and witty dialogue

Answer 5

Humor

Question 6

figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect

Answer 6

Hyperbole

Question 7

phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say

Answer 7

Idiom

Question 8

use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. Writers use sensory details to help readers imagine how things look, smell, sound, and taste

Answer 8

Imagery

Question 9

logical guess based on evidence in the text

Answer 9

Inference

Question 10

use of dissimilar words to draw attention “easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart”

Answer 10

Antithesis

Question 11

has to do with time

Answer 11

Anachronism

Question 12

when you repeat a word or phrase “When I give, I give myself”

Answer 12

Anadiplosis

Question 13

letters taken from one word to make another word

i.e.mother-in-law=Hitler woman

Answer 13

Anagram