fourth vocab quiz; genre-narrative

Question 1

genre

Answer 1

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature

Question 2

homily

Answer 2

a religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon

Question 3

hyperbole

Answer 3

exaggerated statements or claims not means to be taken literally

Question 4

hyperbole

Answer 4

deliberate exaggeration used for an emphasis or to produce a comic or ironic thing

Question 5

imagery

Answer 5

The act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts and evidence

Question 6

what are the three types of irony

Answer 6

verbal
dramatic
situational

Question 7

irony

Answer 7

the expression of ones meaning by using language that normal signified the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effec

Question 8

verbal

Answer 8

a speaker says one thing, but means something else (sarcasm)

Question 9

dramatic

Answer 9

when the audience knows something that the character doesn’t

Question 10

situational

Answer 10

when the outcome of an event is the exact opposite of the expected outcome

Question 11

juxtaposition

Answer 11

when an author places two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences

Question 12

malapropism

Answer 12

the use of an incorrect word in place of a word with similar sound

Question 13

metaphor

Answer 13

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase i applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

Question 14

mood

Answer 14

any stance the author adopts in shaping a specific emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work. The atmosphere created

Question 15

motif

Answer 15

a recurring structure, element, idea, concept, symbol or theme throughout a literary work
o storms/ rain to represent sadness
o sunlight to represent truth

Question 16

narrative

Answer 16

a spoken or written account of connected events; a story