Lexis and Semantics

Question 1

Polysyllabic

Answer 1

Words with more than one - syllable

Question 2

Register

Answer 2

The level of formality

Question 3

Slang

Answer 3

Informal, colloquial language

Question 4

Figurative Language

Answer 4

Devices focusing on imagery and making analogies between objects and concepts

Question 5

Semantic Field

Answer 5

Groups of lexis which have an unified theme

Question 6

Jargon

Answer 6

Subject specific lexis

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

Giving inanimate objects human qualities

Question 8

Polysyndeton

Answer 8

Repetition of ‘and’ in a sentence

Question 9

Dynamic verbs

Answer 9

A verb which shows a progressive action

Question 10

Anaphora

Answer 10

Repetition of lexis at the start of a sequence of clauses (rhetoric device)

Question 11

Superlative

Answer 11

Saying that something is the best or worst it can be

Question 12

Tone

Answer 12

The emotive voice / attitude behind a text

Question 13

Intensifier

Answer 13

Modify adjectives or adverbs by heightening the emotive content

Question 14

Monosyllabic

Answer 14

One - syllable words

Question 15

Antithesis

Answer 15

Opposites within a clause

Question 16

Hypophora

Answer 16

Question that is answered by the writer / speaker (rhetoric device)

Question 17

Repetition

Answer 17

Lexis or grammatical structures used more than once for effect

Question 18

Colloquial

Answer 18

Everyday language

Question 19

Emotive Language

Answer 19

Lexis used to create a specific emotion in the reader

Question 20

Epistrophe

Answer 20

Repetition of lexis at the end of a sequence of clauses (rhetoric device)

Question 21

Triplet

Answer 21

Three adjectives or verbs in a sequence

Question 22

Apposition

Answer 22

Noun or noun phrase which is immediately followed by a noun or noun phrase for clarification (rhetoric device)

Question 23

Syntactic Parallelism

Answer 23

Repetition of the same syntax (rhetoric device)

Question 24

Rhetorical Question

Answer 24

Question which does not require an answer (rhetoric device)

Question 25

Archaic

Answer 25

Words which are less common in colloquial language

Question 26

Noun

Answer 26

Person, place, thing, idea, etc

Question 27

Taboo Language

Answer 27

Socially unacceptable language

Question 28

Adverb

Answer 28

A word which describes a verb

Question 29

Pronoun

Answer 29

Takes the place of a noun

Question 30

Adjective

Answer 30

A describing word

Question 31

Verb

Answer 31

A doing or being word