LD 5

Question 1

_________ are figures of rhetoric speech that use an understated statement of an affirmative by using a negative description.

Answer 1

Litote

Question 2

A ___ refers to a meaning or identity ascribed to one subject by way of another. In a ____, one subject is implied to be another so as to draw a comparison between their similarities and shared traits.

Answer 2

Metaphor

Question 3

The literary device ‘_____’ refers to a definitive stance the author adopts in shaping a specific emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work.

Answer 3

Mood

Question 4

The literary device ‘_____’ is any element, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature.

Answer 4

Motif

Question 5

In literature, the use of a ___ refers to a situation of poetic justice wherein the positive characters are rewarded and the negative characters are penalized. The word also sometimes refers to the character or medium by which this justice is brought about as _____ was the patron goddess of vengeance according to classical mythology.

Answer 5

Nemesis

Question 6

The term ‘______’ refers to words whose very sound is very close to the sound they are meant to depict. In other words, it refers to sound words whose pronunciation to the actual sound/noise they represent.

Answer 6

Onomatopoeia

Question 7

_______ is a significant literary device as it allows the author to use contradictory, contrasting concepts placed together in a manner that actually ends up making sense in a strange, and slightly complex manner.

Answer 7

Oxymoron

Question 8

A _____ in literature refers to the use of concepts/ ideas that are contradictory to one another, yet, when placed together they hold significant value on several levels.

Answer 8

Paradox