EXAM VOCAB

Question 1

clause

Answer 1

a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb

Question 2

connotation

Answer 2

meaning or associations that a word carried beyond ints dictionary

Question 3

denotation

Answer 3

dictionary definition

Question 4

colloquialism

Answer 4

language that is used in ordinary or familiar conversation

ex. “I… reckon”

Question 5

didactic

Answer 5

designed or intended to teach the reader something

Question 6

discourse

Answer 6

the use of words to exchange common ideas

Question 7

euphemism

Answer 7

the substation of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that many offend or suggest something unpleasant. eliminate instead of kill

Question 8

extended metaphor

Answer 8

a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences

Question 9

figurative language

Answer 9

aka metaphorical language ex. personification, simile, metaphor, understatement

Question 10

hyperbole

Answer 10

deliberte exaggeration used for emphasis or to prudce a comic or ironic effect

Question 11

inference

Answer 11

the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something

Question 12

verbal irony

Answer 12

sarcasm

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dramatic irony

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when the audience knows something the audience doesn’t

Question 14

situational irony

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outcome is opposite of expected

Question 15

juxtaposition

Answer 15

placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences

Question 16

malapropism

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the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one, often with unitentially amusing effect

Question 17

metaphor

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comparison without like or as

Question 18

mood

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the way the author feels about a work

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motif

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a recourring symbol

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narrative

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story written in chronological order

Question 21

hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration to make a point ex. its raining cats and dogs

Question 22

onomatopoeia

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when a words is pronounced like it sounds. clap, buzz, thump

Question 23

paradox

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a phrase that contradicts itself if elaborated to its logical conclusion. “nobody goes to that restaurant bc it is crowded

Question 24

pathos

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appeal to emotion

Question 25

ethos

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credibility

Question 26

logos

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logic and facts and reason

Question 27

parallelism

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the repition of phrases that have similar grammatical structures ex. ashley likes to ski, to swim, and to jump

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pedantic

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an essay that is concerned with minor details and rules, pedantic tone

Question 29

parody

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woe that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer’s style

Question 30

prose

Answer 30

writtenor spoken language in its ordinary form

Question 31

rhetoric

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art of persuasive language

Question 32

satire

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to poke fun of human values or shortcomings

Question 33

semantics

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the study of relationships between words and how they conduct meaning

Question 34

tone

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the authors attitude towards a subject

Question 35

understatement

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a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is

Question 36

wit

Answer 36

diction designed to make the reader laugh or feel amused

Question 37

ambiguity

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uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language, numerous meanings. ex ill give you a ring tomorrow

Question 38

anaphora

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repition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses verses or sentences

Question 39

anecdote

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brief story used to illustrate a point or claim

Question 40

antithesis

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opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a parallel construction