List 4

Question 1

analogy

Answer 1

comparison where an idea or thing is compared to something that is more familiar; typically more extensive and elaborate than a simile or a metaphor

Question 2

anecdote

Answer 2

short account of something that happened; usually personal or biographical

Question 3

anticlimax

Answer 3

disappointing situation; a sudden transition in discourse from an important idea to a ludicrous or trivial one

Question 4

apostrophe

Answer 4

figure of speech where some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding

Question 5

cause and effect

Answer 5

examination of the causes and or effects of a certain situation or phenomenon

Question 6

The structure of an atom is like a solar system. The nucleus is the sun and electrons are the planets revolving around their sun….

Answer 6

analogy example

Question 7

The TV show How I Met Your Mother has a narrator that recounts his anecdotes of the events that occurred with his friends and future wife.

Answer 7

anecdote example

Question 8

Everyone was excited to hear Beyonce in concert; she ended up losing her voice the night before the concert and all of it was lip-synced.

Answer 8

anticlimax example

Question 9

“Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me; if ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory; let me become as nought; but if not, depart, depart, and leave me in darkness.” –Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

Answer 9

apostrophe example

Question 10

Essay topics such as “How did the incumbent mayor lose the election?” or “What causes obesity?” are well suited to cause and effect exposition.

Answer 10

cause and effect example

Question 11

colloquial expression

Answer 11

words or phrases used in everyday speech, but avoided in formal writing

Question 12

expository writing

Answer 12

writing that explains or analyzes

Question 13

irony

Answer 13

figure of speech where the intended meaning of the words is the opposite of their usual meaning

Question 14

parody

Answer 14

literary composition that imitates the characteristic style of a serious work or writer and uses its features to treat trivial or nonsensical matters, usually as an attempt at humor or satire

Question 15

pedantry

Answer 15

display of narrow-minded or trivial scholarship or arbitrary adherence to rules and forms; excessive concern for minor details

Question 16

Evan’s father insisted that his clothes be hung in his closet all facing the same direction, color-coded, and arranged by shade from dark to light.
* When asked about the meeting, the department chair said it was not a “meeting” but rather a gathering of individuals.

Answer 16

pedantry example

Question 17

The Scary Movie series parodies all horror, slasher, and mystery genres.

Answer 17

parody example

Question 18

A psychic fair is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. (Psychics “see” the future so this is situational irony.)
* The mom asked her son to do his chores. He replied, “Sure, I’m SOOO excited.” (Verbal irony as he is actually not enthused….)
* “Go ask his name: if he be married. My grave is like to be my wedding bed.” –William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (This is dramatic irony – the audience knows that Romeo is not married yet and the audience also knows her wedding will be the cause of her untimely death.)

Answer 18

irony example

Question 19

Analysis papers, letters, press releases, etc.

Answer 19

expository writing example

Question 20

“Jack was bummed out about his chemistry grade.” vs. “Jack was upset about his chemistry grade.”

Answer 20

colloquial expression

Question 21

point of view

Answer 21

the way in which something is viewed or considered by a writer or speaker; in fiction it’s the relationship between the teller of the story and the characters in it, demonstrated by author’s use of first or third person

Question 22

rhetoric

Answer 22

the art of using words in writing or speaking so as to influence or persuade

Question 23

rhetorical question

Answer 23

question asked for rhetorical effect to emphasize a point with no answer being expected

Question 24

satire

Answer 24

literary work in which vices, abuses, absurdities are held up to ridicule and contempt; use of ridicule sarcasm irony to expose vices/abuses

Question 25

tone

Answer 25

attitude of a writer toward to subject or audience usually conveyed through the choice of words or viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject

Question 26

Omniscient: Barbara was sure there was someone following her. The older man was actually walking to toss his garbage.
* Third-Person Limited: Riley thought to himself, I wonder if Barbara will say yes to my proposal.
* First-Person: I thought to myself, Will Barbara say yes to my proposal?

Answer 26

point of view example

Question 27

“Robert, is this any way to speak to your mother?”
“Are you kidding me?”

Answer 27

rhetorical question example

Question 28

“Damn money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.” –J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (The character’s tone is bitterly sarcastic as he criticizes the nature of things in real life.)

Answer 28

tone example

Question 29

NBC’s Saturday Night Live critiques politics and the national media through humor.

Answer 29

satire example

Question 30

Referring to the U.S. White House as the President’s “playground” would be a tactic of rhetoric used by a person in opposition to the President to persuade citizens that the President is incapable or incompetent and uses his power inappropriately.

Answer 30

rhetoric example