Lit Terms 2nd Term

Question 1

hyperbole

Answer 1

exaggeration for effect

Question 2

litotes

Answer 2

ironic understatement which an affirmative is expressed by the negative

ex. you won’t be sorry (meaning you’ll be glad)

Question 3

malapropism

Answer 3

mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one

ex. Alice said she couldn’t eat crabs or any other crushed Asians. (crustaceans)

Question 4

pun

Answer 4

play on words

Question 5

allusion

Answer 5

reference outside of current text to another

Question 6

chiasmus

Answer 6

words rotated in reverse order

ex. Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.

Question 7

personification

Answer 7

giving human traits to an inanimate object

Question 8

poetic justice

Answer 8

deserved retribution for one’s actions

Question 9

anadiplosis

Answer 9

repetition of the last word of a preceding clause

ex. When I give, I give myself.

Question 10

anthimeria

Answer 10

verbing a noun

ex. I can’t adult today.

Question 11

non sequitur

Answer 11

conclusion that doesn’t logically follow the statement

Question 12

alliteration

Answer 12

repeated consonant sounds

Question 13

consonance

Answer 13

repeated consonants only

Question 14

assonance

Answer 14

repeated vowels

Question 15

synecdoche

Answer 15

part of something refers to the whole of something

ex. “boots” refers to soldiers

Question 16

metonymy

Answer 16

replaces the name of one thing with the name of something else that is closely associated with it

ex. The pen is mightier than the sword. (pen refers to written words and sword to military force)

Question 17

anaphora

Answer 17

repetition of the first part of the sentence

ex. My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.

Question 18

polysyndeton

Answer 18

conjunctions used in quick succession