LD And Elements Of Style Quiz

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

Ex: An alligator ate an apple

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

A brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event or object.

Question 3

Analogy

Answer 3

A comparison of two unlike things, done to create emphasis or to better describe one of the objects.
Ex: My cat is a ninja

Question 4

Anaphora

Answer 4

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”

Question 5

Antistrophe

Answer 5

Repetition used at the end of sentences/ stanzas/ lines of poetry

Question 6

Assonance

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Asyndeton

Answer 7

Conjunctions are omitted to create a compressed form of expression.
Ex: “I came, I saw, I conquered” -Julius Ceasar

Question 8

Polysyndeton

Answer 8

The use of more conjunctions than is normal. Used to create rhythm or pacing.
Ex: “… mostly-mostly- let them have their witnesses” -Maya Angelou

Question 9

Connotation

Answer 9

The feeling or emotion associated with a word
Ex: Chubby vs Obese
Frigid vs Cold

Question 10

Denotation

Answer 10

The dictionary definition of a word- not the feeling or emotion it conveys

Question 11

Consonance

Answer 11

Repetition of consonant sounds

Ex: Pitter Patter

Question 12

Enjambment

Answer 12

The continuation of the sense and grammatical construction of a line or stanza into the next line or stanza

Question 13

Foreshadowing

Answer 13

Hints that foretell future events

Question 14

Imagery

Answer 14

The writer’s use of language to describe visual and sensory images

Question 15

Irony

Answer 15

A contrast between appearance and reality/ Plot twist

Question 16

Verbal Irony

Answer 16

A contract between what is said and what is meant/ hyperbole or sarcasm
Ex: “Ohhh my gosh I love your shirt!”

Question 17

Dramatic irony

Answer 17

When the audience knows something the characters do not

Question 18

Hyperbole

Answer 18

A huge exaggeration for emphasis

Question 19

Metaphor

Answer 19

A direct comparison between dissimilar things to create or deepen awareness or for emphasis
Ex: The sun is a furnace

Question 20

Synecdoche

Answer 20

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.

Question 21

Metonymy

Answer 21

The substitution of one word for another it suggests

Ex: Crown for king or queen

Question 22

Motif

Answer 22

A recurrent image, word, object, phrase, action or symbol used to develop themes or characters
Ex: Color in Gatsby

Question 23

Onomatopoeia

Answer 23

Words that by their sound suggest their meaning

Ex: Buzzzzzzzz

Question 24

Parallelism

Answer 24

The expression of two or more ideas of equal value using the same grammatical arrangement
“Roses are red/ violets are blue”

Question 25

Personification

Answer 25

An object, animal or idea given human characteristics

Question 26

Repetition

Answer 26

Meaningful reoccurrence of words, phrases or lines

Question 27

Rhythm

Answer 27

The recurrence of specific sounds or kinds of sounds or the recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables

Question 28

Meter

Answer 28

A rhythmic pattern.

“Roses are red/ violets are blue/ sugar is sweet/ and so are you

Question 29

Rhyme

Answer 29

Close similarity of sound occupying corresponding positions in two or more lines
Fat/ Cat
Awful/ Waffle

Question 30

Internal rhyme

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Slant Rhyme

Answer 31

An imperfect rhyme where vowel or consonant sounds are repeated, but it doesn’t rhyme perfectly..
Ex: Lake/ Fate
Eyes/ Light

Question 32

Satire

Answer 32

The ridicule of culturally accepted ideas or customs for the purpose of raiding awareness and/ or improvement of the situation

Question 33

Juxtaposition

Answer 33

Placing items or descriptions next to each other in order to display contract
Ex: “flutter and a crunch”

Question 34

Oxymoron

Answer 34

Contradicting elements used to create emphasis or display contrast/ conflict
Ex: Feather of lead

Question 35

Paradox

Answer 35

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