List B Vocabulary

Question 1

Anaphora

Answer 1

repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses (ex : “My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.”)

Question 2

Anecdote

Answer 2

a short account of an interesting event. (ex : a story)

Question 3

Archaic Diction

Answer 3

the use of words common to an earlier time period, outdated language. (ex : thou, art)

Question 4

Anadiplosis

Answer 4

repetition, the last word of the clause begins the next clause. (ex : remember, remember)

Question 5

Apostrophe

Answer 5

breaking from normal speech ( ex : can’t)

Question 6

Appositive

Answer 6

A noun or a noun phrase

Question 7

Asyndeton

Answer 7

leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases or clauses (ex : reduce, reuse, recycle)

Question 8

Catacharesis

Answer 8

misuse of words

Question 9

Chiasmus

Answer 9

a reversal in the order of words (ex : never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you)

Question 10

Colloquialism

Answer 10

an informal use of language (ex : texting, “where you wanna go?”)

Question 11

Deduction

Answer 11

reasoning from general to specific (ex : all Germans are bad, hitler caused the holocaust, therefore all Germans are bad)

Question 12

Epistrophe

Answer 12

repetition of a word at the end of two or more SUCCESSIVE verses or sentences.

Question 13

Ethos

Answer 13

referring to a character or person (1/3 Aristotle)

Question 14

Euphemism

Answer 14

safer or nicer word for an offensive term (ex : mental institution - loony bin)

Question 15

Fallacy

Answer 15

a flaw that makes a conclusion invalid

Question 16

Hyperbole

Answer 16

exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis (ex : I haven’t slept in 3 days)

Question 17

Induction

Answer 17

reasoning from specific to general (ex : Jennifer leaves for school at 7:00 a.m. Jennifer is always on time. Jennifer assumes, then, that she will always be on time if she leaves at 7:00 a.m.)

Question 18

Litotes

Answer 18

understatement to make a point (ex : the food isn’t that bad)

Question 19

Logos

Answer 19

appealing to logic. (2/3 Aristotle)

Question 20

Malapropism

Answer 20

misusing words ridiculously, especially those similar in sound (ex : Tom is the very pineapple of politeness. (pinnacle)
)

Question 21

Pathos

Answer 21

appealing to emotion (3/3 Aristotle)

Question 22

Polysyndeton

Answer 22

a deliberate use of a series of conjunctions (ex : “for Christmas, I want a doll and a ball and an IPad and a new pair of boots.”)

Question 23

Syllogism

Answer 23

a form of deductive reasoning supported by a MAJOR and MINOR premise

Question 24

Premise - Major & Minor

Answer 24

two parts of syllogism

Question 25

Synecdoche

Answer 25

a figure of speech in which a part is used for the WHOLE (ex: bread, money)

Question 26

Zeugma

Answer 26

to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them (ex: “He lost his coat and his temper.”)

Question 27

Allusion

Answer 27

passing reference to a literary or historical person, place or event. (ex : mention of without actually saying it)