Glossary Test 3

Question 1

Atmosphere

Answer 1

the emotional feeling or mood of a place, scene, or event

Question 1

Attitude

Answer 1

describes the feelings of a particular speaker or piece of writing toward a subject, person, or idea

Question 2

Audience

Answer 2

the intended readership for a piece of writing

Question 3

Bathos

Answer 3

a false or forced emotion that is often humorous

Question 4

Cause and Effect/Casual Analysis

Answer 4

answers the question why and explains the reasons for an occurence or the consequences of an action

Question 5

Chiasmus

Answer 5

when words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form

Question 6

Claim

Answer 6

The thesis or proposition put forth in an argument

Question 7

Classification

Answer 7

when the writer arranges and sorts people, places, or things into categories according to their differing characteristics

Question 8

Cliché

Answer 8

an expression that has become ineffective through overuse

Question 9

Coherence

Answer 9

a quality of good writing that results when all sentences, paragraphs, and longer divisions of an essay are naturally connected