First 20 (first Quiz)

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

An abstract way to talk about moral truth or human existence.

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

The repetition of sounds (she sells sea shells).

Repetition can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, supply a musical sound, and/or echo the sense of the passage

Question 3

Allusion

Answer 3

A direct or indirect reference to something presumably commonly known.

Question 4

Ambiguity

Answer 4

The multiple meanings of a word or passage

Question 5

Analogy

Answer 5

Similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.

Question 6

Anaphora

Answer 6

Repetition, where the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences.

“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.”

Question 7

Anecdote

Answer 7

Short narrative detailing stuff of an event. Usually about an incident in someone’s life.

Question 8

Antecedent

Answer 8

The word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun is referring to.

Question 9

Aphorism

Answer 9

A brief statement that expresses an opinion or a statement of the author’s point

Question 10

Apostrophe

Answer 10

Directly addresses to someone (absent/ imaginary person) or something (life/ love) that cannot answer. Ex:
“Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour:/ England hath need of thee.”

Question 11

Atmosphere

Answer 11

The emotional mood created by the author’s choice of objects, description. Atmosphere foreshadows events. Perhaps it can create a mood.

Question 12

Clause

Answer 12

Contains both a subject and a verb.
An independent, or main, clause is a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
A dependent, or subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and is paired with an independent clause.

Question 13

Colloquial/ colloquialism

Answer 13

The use of Slang or informalities in speech or writing. It gives a conversational/familiar tone. In writing, they include local or regional dialects.

Question 14

Coherence

Answer 14

Rule that the composition is arranged so that the meaning of the whole is clear.
Words, phrases, clauses, in a logical arrangement make for coherence.

Question 15

Conceit

Answer 15

A figure of speech where two very different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors.

Ex: the broken heart is a damaged tea cup

Question 16

Connotation

Answer 16

The implied meaning of a word. Connotations may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes.

Question 17

Denotation

Answer 17

The actual literal, dictionary definition of a word. Free from of any emotion, attitude, or color.

Question 18

Diction

Answer 18

An author’s word style. How they write their sentences and with what words/ literary devices.

Question 19

Didactic

Answer 19

Primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles.

Question 20

Euphemism

Answer 20

The less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word.
May be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor to ironic understatements. Ex: Saying “earthly remains” rather than “corpse”