Literary And Rhetorical Elements

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

A reference to a well-known work of art,literature, or music within another work of art, literature, or music.

Question 2

Apostrophe

Answer 2

Directly addressing someone who is not present or who is not real.

Question 3

Euphemism

Answer 3

Using a mild, offensive word in place of one that might evoke a stronger reaction.

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

Extreme exaggeration

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

An imaginative comparison of two unlike things that does not use either like or as.

Question 6

Onomatopoeia

Answer 6

An expression that sounds like what it names.

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

Giving something not human the characteristics of a human being.

Question 8

Silmile

Answer 8

A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.

Question 9

Alliteration

Answer 9

Placing words with the same beginning consonant sound next to each other or in very close succession in order to create a sound element.

Question 10

Analogy or conceit

Answer 10

A comparison in which the relationship between two things is established bu comparing it to a similar relationship.

Question 11

Antithesis

Answer 11

Placing contrasting ideas side by side.

Question 12

Archetype

Answer 12

A pattern or perfect model of a particular type of character.

Question 13

Flashback

Answer 13

The interruption of chronological sequence to inject background information or events that happened earlier.

Question 14

Flashfoward

Answer 14

The interruption of chronological sequence to inject future events.

Question 15

Foreshadowing

Answer 15

When the author hints at what will happen in a plot or prefigures it in some way.

Question 16

Imagery

Answer 16

When an author uses figurative language or sensory description to help the readers visualize what the author is writing about.

Question 17

Oxymoron

Answer 17

A paradoxical idea that is compacted into a single image by convincing two contradictory words side by side.

Question 18

Paradox

Answer 18

A seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses a truth.

Question 19

Suspense

Answer 19

When the author deliberately heightens the reader’s anxiety over what will happen next.

Question 20

Symbolism

Answer 20

When something concrete is used by the author to represent something that is less concrete, such as an idea or emotion.

Question 21

Verbal Irony (sarcasm)

Answer 21

Saying the opposite of what you mean.

Question 22

Colloquial language

Answer 22

Everyday language.

Question 23

Formal language

Answer 23

Dignified, elevated language

Question 24

Loaded language

Answer 24

Emotionally charged, highly connotative words.

Question 25

Anadiplosis

Answer 25

Using the last word of one clause or phrase as the first word of the next clause or phrase.

Question 26

Anaphora

Answer 26

The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses.

Question 27

Chiasmus

Answer 27

Reversing the order of the elements in two parallel clauses.

Question 28

Juxtaposition

Answer 28

Placing two items or ideas side by side in order to reveal something.

Question 29

Parallelism

Answer 29

The used of parallel structure to add rhythm and emphasize a point.

Question 30

Repetition

Answer 30

Using exactly the same words more that once.

Question 31

Restatement

Answer 31

Using different words to repeat the same idea or point.

Question 32

Signposting

Answer 32

Emphasizing a point by announcing its importance.

Question 33

Synecdoche

Answer 33

Using a part of something to represent the whole or the whole to represent a part.