Lang Test Terms

Question 1

Anaphora-

Answer 1

A repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences.

Question 2

Antithesis

Answer 2

When two opposing ideas are purposefully placed parallel to each other in the same statement

Question 3

rhetorical question

Answer 3

A question that is asked in order to create dramatic effect or make a point rather than to actually receive an answer

Question 4

Chiasmus

Answer 4

A figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of two parallel clauses is reversed in the second.

Question 5

litotes

Answer 5

an intentional understatment for an ironical effect

Question 6

Asyndeton

Answer 6

The purposeful omission of conjunctions between words or parts of a sentence.

Question 7

Parallelism

Answer 7

Using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence.

Question 8

Zeugma

Answer 8

Using one word to modify two other words, in two different ways.

Question 9

Polysyndeton

Answer 9

The repeated use of coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor) to connect different items in a sentence.

Question 10

SPACE

Answer 10

• speaker (author/speaker/charcter)
• purpose(what the speaker wants the audience to feel)
• audience(who will hear or read the text)
• context (world conditions when text is published)
• exigence (what sparked the speaker to write the text)

Question 11

ethos

Answer 11

the appeal of ethics and credibity

Question 12

logos

Answer 12

using logic or facts to argue a point

Question 13

pathos

Answer 13

appealing to the audience with emotion

Question 14

irony -

Answer 14

the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Question 15

Parallelism -

Answer 15

using the same pattern of words or similar grammatical structure to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.

Question 16

Polysyndeton -

Answer 16

repetition of conjunctions in close succession.

Question 17

Anaphora -

Answer 17

repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect.

Question 18

Allusion -

Answer 18

references in literature to other works, events, people, or places.

Question 19

Hyperbole -

Answer 19

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. It is used to emphasize certain sentiments.

Question 20

Rhetorical Question -

Answer 20

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

Question 21

Metaphor -

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Antithesis -

Answer 22

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Question 23

Alliteration -

Answer 23

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 24

tone

Answer 24

the authors word towards the subject

Question 25

connotation

Answer 25

the positive or negative assocaition of a word

Question 26

denontation

Answer 26

the dictonary definion of a word

Question 27

diction

Answer 27

the emotional impact of words

Question 28

transitional phases

Answer 28

typically signify an authors evolving purpose; and connects indepedent clauses