Lit Terms 2

Question 1

Onomatopoeia

Answer 1

Words whose sounds relay their meanings

Question 2

Pathos

Answer 2

Ability to call forth feelings of pity, compassion

Question 3

Periodic construction

Answer 3

Main clauses put at the end of the sentence for emphasis

Question 4

Syllepsis (Zeugma)

Answer 4

Use of a verb to suggest two totally different meanings

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds

Question 6

Metonymy

Answer 6

Word or object substituted for meaning of related concept (the pen is mightier than the sword)

Question 7

Epigraph

Answer 7

Quote or motto at the beginning of a work

Question 8

Epithet

Answer 8

Descriptive phrase substituted for a thing/person (can be pejorative)

Question 9

Conceit

Answer 9

Extended metaphor

Question 10

Impressionism

Answer 10

Type of writing/art that relates the impressions of the author rather than reality

Question 11

Irony

Answer 11

Contrast between appearance and reality

Question 12

Elegy

Answer 12

Sad, mournful poem

Question 13

Aphorism

Answer 13

A short statement expressing a truth

Question 14

Discourse

Answer 14

Written or spoken expression

Question 15

Resolution

Answer 15

Explains the outcome of a conflict (denouement)

Question 16

Fable

Answer 16

Lesson with animals

Question 17

Epigram

Answer 17

Short, witty saying (poem form, usually rhymes)

Question 18

Litotes

Answer 18

Technique of denying the opposite of what you want to say

Question 19

Synecdoche

Answer 19

Figure of speech in which the part is substituted for the whole (all hands on deck)

Question 20

Colloquialism

Answer 20

Informal conversation of a region (pop)

Question 21

Words whose sounds relay their meanings

Answer 21

Onomatopoeia

Question 22

Ability to call forth feelings of pity, compassion

Answer 22

Pathos

Question 23

Main clauses put at the end of the sentence for emphasis

Answer 23

Periodic construction

Question 24

Use of a verb to suggest two totally different meanings

Answer 24

Syllepsis (Zeugma)

Question 25

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds

Answer 25

Alliteration

Question 26

Word or object substituted for meaning of related concept (the pen is mightier than the sword)

Answer 26

Metonymy

Question 27

Quote or motto at the beginning of a work

Answer 27

Epigraph

Question 28

Descriptive phrase substituted for a thing/person (can be pejorative)

Answer 28

Epithet

Question 29

Extended metaphor

Answer 29

Conceit

Question 30

Type of writing/art that relates the impressions of the author rather than reality

Answer 30

Impressionism

Question 31

Contrast between appearance and reality

Answer 31

Irony

Question 32

Sad, mournful poem

Answer 32

Elegy

Question 33

A short statement expressing a truth

Answer 33

Aphorism

Question 34

Written or spoken expression

Answer 34

Discourse

Question 35

Explains the outcome of a conflict (denouement)

Answer 35

Resolution

Question 36

Lesson with animals

Answer 36

Fable

Question 37

Short, witty saying (poem form, usually rhymes)

Answer 37

Epigram

Question 38

Technique of denying the opposite of what you want to say

Answer 38

Litotes

Question 39

Figure of speech in which the part is substituted for the whole (all hands on deck)

Answer 39

Synecdoche

Question 40

Informal conversation of a region (pop)

Answer 40

Colloquialism