LD And Elements Of Style Quiz Flashcards
Alliteration
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
Ex: An alligator ate an apple
Allusion
A brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event or object.
Analogy
A comparison of two unlike things, done to create emphasis or to better describe one of the objects.
Ex: My cat is a ninja
Anaphora
Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of sentences or paragraphs and at the beginning of poetry lines or stanzas
Ex: “I have a dream”
Antistrophe
Repetition used at the end of sentences/ stanzas/ lines of poetry
Assonance
A similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
Ex: (lake/ fake) the “a” sound is assonance
Or (Shoot! Move you goon!) “ooo” sound is assonance
Asyndeton
Conjunctions are omitted to create a compressed form of expression.
Ex: “I came, I saw, I conquered” -Julius Ceasar
Polysyndeton
The use of more conjunctions than is normal. Used to create rhythm or pacing.
Ex: “… mostly-mostly- let them have their witnesses” -Maya Angelou
Connotation
The feeling or emotion associated with a word
Ex: Chubby vs Obese
Frigid vs Cold
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word- not the feeling or emotion it conveys
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Ex: Pitter Patter
Enjambment
The continuation of the sense and grammatical construction of a line or stanza into the next line or stanza
Foreshadowing
Hints that foretell future events
Imagery
The writer’s use of language to describe visual and sensory images
Irony
A contrast between appearance and reality/ Plot twist
Verbal Irony
A contract between what is said and what is meant/ hyperbole or sarcasm
Ex: “Ohhh my gosh I love your shirt!”
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows something the characters do not
Hyperbole
A huge exaggeration for emphasis
Metaphor
A direct comparison between dissimilar things to create or deepen awareness or for emphasis
Ex: The sun is a furnace
Synecdoche
The mentioning of a part to signify the whole
Ex: Lucas Etzi has sweet wheels. Sails for boat. Those guys are a bunch of suits.
Metonymy
The substitution of one word for another it suggests
Ex: Crown for king or queen
Motif
A recurrent image, word, object, phrase, action or symbol used to develop themes or characters
Ex: Color in Gatsby
Onomatopoeia
Words that by their sound suggest their meaning
Ex: Buzzzzzzzz
Parallelism
The expression of two or more ideas of equal value using the same grammatical arrangement
“Roses are red/ violets are blue”
Personification
An object, animal or idea given human characteristics
Repetition
Meaningful reoccurrence of words, phrases or lines
Rhythm
The recurrence of specific sounds or kinds of sounds or the recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables
Meter
A rhythmic pattern.
“Roses are red/ violets are blue/ sugar is sweet/ and so are you
Rhyme
Close similarity of sound occupying corresponding positions in two or more lines
Fat/ Cat
Awful/ Waffle
Internal rhyme
A rhyme in which the middle of the lines rhyme with the end of a line
Ex: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary
Slant Rhyme
An imperfect rhyme where vowel or consonant sounds are repeated, but it doesn’t rhyme perfectly..
Ex: Lake/ Fate
Eyes/ Light
Satire
The ridicule of culturally accepted ideas or customs for the purpose of raiding awareness and/ or improvement of the situation
Juxtaposition
Placing items or descriptions next to each other in order to display contract
Ex: “flutter and a crunch”
Oxymoron
Contradicting elements used to create emphasis or display contrast/ conflict
Ex: Feather of lead
Paradox
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Ex: Stepping back from his job has increased the reward he gleans from it
