English- Language techniques

Question 1

assonance

Answer 1

The repetition of the same vowel sound in a phrase or sentence.

Question 2

imagery

Answer 2

The use of very descriptive language to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.

Question 3

Stanza

Answer 3

The paragraphs of poetry.

Question 4

connotation

Answer 4

The ideas, feelings or concepts associated with specific words, phrases.

Question 5

tone

Answer 5

The way the author expresses their attitude through their writing. Not what
they are saying, but how they are saying it.

Question 6

oxymoron

Answer 6

A phrase made of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings. For
example: alone together, deafening silence, seriously funny, etc.

Question 7

enjambment

Answer 7

When a phrase or sentence 
in a line of poetry 
continues into the next line 
even though 
the sentence 
isn’t finished.

Question 8

anaphora

Answer 8

The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases or
lines.

Question 9

Adynaton

Answer 9

A form of hyperbole which involves magnification of

an event by reference to the impossible or unattainable.

Question 10

Homonym

Answer 10

A word written in the same way as another, but with

a different origin and meaning.