Literarry Terms

Question 0

Gerne

Answer 0

the major category into which a literary term fits

Question 1

Generic conventions

Answer 1

refers to traditions for each genre

Question 2

Homily

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literary sermon or any serious talk speech or lecture providing moral or spiritual advice

Question 3

Hyperbole

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a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

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Imagery

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the sensory details of figurative language used to describe arouse emotion or represent abstract

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Infer

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to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

Question 6

Invective

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an emotionally violent verbal denunciation or attack using strong abusive language

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Irony

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the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant

Question 8

Verbal Irony

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words literally state the opposite of speakers true meaning

Question 9

Situational Irony

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events turn out the opposite of what was expected

Question 10

Dramatic Irony

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facts or events are unknown to the character but known to the reader or audience or other characters in work

Question 11

Loose sentence

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a type of sentence in which the main idea comes first followed by dependent grammatical units

Question 12

Metaphor

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a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things of the substitute of one for the other suggesting some similarity

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Metonymy

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from the greek changed level the name of the one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it

Question 14

Mood

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grammatically the verbal units and a speakers attitude indicative subjunctive imperative literary the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a word

Question 15

Asyndeton

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is derived from a greek word asyndeton which means unconnected. it is a stylistic device used to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence yet maintain the grammatical accuracy. Asyndeton helps in speeding up the rhythm of words

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Polysyndeton

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is a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve a artistic effect

Question 17

Epistrophe

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is derived from a greek word that means turning upon which indicates the same word returns at the end of each sentence

Question 18

Anaphora

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is the opposite of epistrophe and means the repetition of the same phrase or word at the beginning of successive sentences such as in this example