English p4 (grammer and devices)

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word

Question 2

Antithesis

Answer 2

When opposing ideas are posed against each other to create contrast

Question 3

Allusion

Answer 3

An indirect reference to a well known historical or literary event or figure

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

An extreme exaggeration

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

A comparison that does not use like or as

Question 6

Oxymoron

Answer 6

When two opposite words are put together that creates a contradiction

Question 7

Parallelism

Answer 7

When an author uses a repetitive pattern to create emphasis

Question 8

Repetition

Answer 8

When the author repeats a word or phrase to create meaning

Question 9

Rhetorical Question

Answer 9

When an author poses a question that is not meant to be answered

Question 10

Simile

Answer 10

A comparison that uses like or as

Question 11

Ethos

Answer 11

When a speaker appeals to an authority figure to persuade the listener of their argument (credibility)

Question 12

Pathos

Answer 12

When a speaker appeals to human emotions to persuade the listener of their argument

Question 13

Logos

Answer 13

Using logic, statistics, or facts to try and persuade an audience

Question 14

noun

Answer 14

person, place, thing

Question 15

verb

Answer 15

action or state of being
(is, am, are, were)

Question 16

adjective

Answer 16

describes a noun
(sweet, smelly, sad, small)

Question 17

adverb

Answer 17

describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb (quickly, yesterday, there, never)

Question 18

prepositions

Answer 18

shows relationship of time, space, or ideas (under, before, during, of, above, on, with)

Question 19

coordinating conjunctions

Answer 19

joints 2 independent clauses
FANBOYS (for, and, not, but, or, yet, so)

Question 20

subordinating conjunctions

Answer 20

makes a clause dependent (after, as, when, while, unless, because, before, if, since)

Question 21

independent clauses

Answer 21

subject and verb

Question 22

prepositional phrase

Answer 22

begins with preposition and ends with following noun

Question 23

dependent clause

Answer 23

begins with subordinating conjunction. has subject and verb

Question 24

appositive

Answer 24

phrase that renames a noun with another noun

Question 25

participial phrase

Answer 25

begins with participial and describes something in the sentence

Question 26

commas

Answer 26

• separate participial and appositive phrases
  -prepositional phrase needs a comma
  -cant replace with and, not a comma

Question 27

semicolons

Answer 27

separates two related independent clauses

Question 28

colons

Answer 28

-intro dialogue
-intro terms in a list
-join 2 sentences if 2nd one emphasizes 1st

Question 29

dashes

Answer 29

-interruption to a sentence
-adds emphasis to work or phrase
-indicates sudden change in thought

Question 30

clause combos

Answer 30

ICDC
DC,IC
IC,ccIC
IC;IC