English Words (pgs 3&4)

Question 1

Colloquialism

Answer 1

a word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations

Question 2

Conceit

Answer 2

an elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different; often called an extended metaphor

Question 3

Conflict

Answer 3

the struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story

Question 4

Connotation

Answer 4

the associates and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition

Question 5

Consonance

Answer 5

the repetition of consonant sounds of words that are in close proximity; usually only recognized in verse

Question 6

Crux

Answer 6

the most crucial lines in a poem or prose passage

Question 7

Couplet

Answer 7

A pair of rhymed lines

Question 8

Denotation

Answer 8

the dictionary definition of a word

Question 9

Denouement

Answer 9

the resolution of a plot’s main conflict, always occurring after the climax of a story

Question 10

Dialect

Answer 10

a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or geographical region

Question 11

Diction

Answer 11

a speaker or writer’s choice of words

Question 12

Didactic

Answer 12

a description for fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking

Question 13

Enjambment

Answer 13

a line of verse that carries over to the next line without a pause of any kind

Question 14

Elegy

Answer 14

a poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died

Question 15

Epic

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a long, narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society

Question 16

Epic Hero

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a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events

Question 17

Epigram

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a brief saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way

Question 18

Epigraph

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a brief quotation at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme

Question 19

Epilogue

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a section at the end of a book or play that serves as a conclusion to what has happened

Question 20

Epiphany

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an awakening or sudden burst of insight

Question 21

Epistrophe

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device of repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the end of 2 or more lines, clauses, or sentences

Question 22

Epitaph

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an engraving on a tombstone

Question 23

Epithet

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an epithet is a nickname or descriptive term that’s added to someone’s name that becomes part of common usage

Question 24

Euphemism

Answer 24

substitute words that sound less offensive or more neutral then others