Lit terms task #3

Question 1

Colloquialism

Answer 1

Informal or conversational language
Colloquialism is a result of dialect

Do you see that fella over yonder?
Get me some milk from the ice box!

Question 2

Oxymoron

Answer 2

Rhetorical term describing words or phrases that create paradoxes or contradictions when together
Create sharp observations about the world

“The silence was deafening..”

Question 3

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 3

Pattern of rhyme at the end of each line of poetry
Indicated by letters of the alphabet

Roses are red A
Violets are blue B
I need a cup of coffee C
And a love that is true. B

Question 4

Theodicy

Answer 4

Attempt to explain divine goodness in view of evil

Gilgamesh felt weak at the sound of Humbaba’s footsteps and called to Shamash saying, I have followed you in the way decreed; why am I abandoned now?
The Epic of Gilgamesh (39)