emphasis

Question 1

climax

Answer 1

the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

Question 2

concrete details

Answer 2

Concrete thinking involves facts and descriptions about everyday, tangible objects, while abstract (formal operational) thinking involves a mental process.

Question 3

asyndeton

Answer 3

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. (I came. I saw. I did)

Question 4

polysyndeton

Answer 4

Polysyndeton is the deliberate insertion of conjunctions into a sentence for the purpose of “slow[ing] up the rhythm of the prose”

Question 5

expletive

Answer 5

The definition of an expletive is a crude or obscene expression, or an unnecessary word or phrase used to fill space in a sentence for grammar or rhythm purposes. (cuss words)

Question 6

irony

Answer 6

the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Question 7

understatement

Answer 7

the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

Question 8

litotes

Answer 8

ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won’t be sorry, meaning you’ll be glad ).

Question 9

hyperbole

Answer 9

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 10

emphatic word order

Answer 10

Placing a word at the end of a sentence will emphasis the word more than hiding the word in the middle of a winding sentence.