Literary Techniques

Question 1

“‘plain folks”

Answer 1

one in which the speaker presents him or herself as an average Joe — a common person who can understand and empathize with a listener’s concerns. sensing intuitively what his much poorer supporters want to hear and then saying what they are thinking.

Question 2

Adnomination

Answer 2

Adnomination refers to the repetition of root words, where (for example) “some” is the root word shared by both “someone” and “somewhere”. So, if a man were to wonder to there is someone, somewhere, who would have any interest in what he is talking about, this would be an adnomination.

Question 3

Alliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Question 4

Allusion

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Making indirect reference, quickly stimulates different ideas and associals using only a couple of words

Question 5

Ambiguity

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“the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
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Question 6

Anadiplosis

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a figure of speech in which a word or group of words located at the end of one clause or sentence is repeated at or near the beginning of the following clause or sentence

Question 7

Anaphora

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a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis

Question 8

Antithesis

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juxtapose contrasting and opposite ideas, parallel grammatical structures.

Question 9

Assonance

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Repetition of a vowel. Assonance provides poetic writing with rhythm and musicality. It also mirrors or changes the mood of a poem in order to match the subject matter. Beyond literature, assonance is also found in pop culture, especially in music. As you will hear, it is possible to use assonance in everyday speech.

Question 10

Aural imagery

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words that describe what you hear

Question 11

bandwagon

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Psychological pressure is applied to the natural human desire to be part of the group, to be accepted, to fit in.

Question 12

bdelygmia

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Bdelygmia is sequence of abusive phrases or statements.

Question 13

Denouement

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the final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

Question 14

direct address

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when the writer speaks directly to the audience

Question 15

Dissonance

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Dissonance means a lack of harmony or agreement between things. In poetry, dissonance refers to a disruption in the harmonic sounds or rhythm of a verse. It is a deliberate awkwardness inserted into the work for disturbing effect.

Question 16

Ellipsis

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a series of dots which indicates an intentional omission of words

Question 17

Emotive Language

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words used to evoke certain emotional response to the reader

Question 18

Enjambment

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a continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of the line

Question 19

Ethos

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The use of language or visual cues to signify the trustworthiness or status of the speaker or writer

Question 20

Euphemism

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Mild, indirect or vague term to substitute for a harsh, blunt or offensive term.

Question 21

expletives

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A swear word - effect of amplifying raw shock value and dispicable nature

Question 22

Figurative language

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language that’s intended to create an image, association, or other effect in the mind of the listener or reader that goes beyond the literal meaning or expected use of the words involved

Question 23

Foreshadowing

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indicating a future event; either subtly or obviously

Question 24

hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 25

Hypophora

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A figure of speech in which a writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question.

Question 26

Idiolect

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the speech habits peculiar to a particular person.

Question 27

Imagery

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Visual descriptive of a piece of work

Question 28

irony

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A figure of speech in which there is a contradiction of expectation between what is said and what is really meant

Question 29

Jargon

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special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.

Question 30

kairos

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the "timeliness" of an argument "Kairos means taking advantage of or even creating a perfect moment to deliver a particular message"

Question 31

litote

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texts that contradict each other

Question 32

Logos

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statistics as evidence to convince the audience

Question 33

metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

Question 34

Metonymy

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A thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept e.g. "crown" for the "power of a king" crown is the metonymy for king

Question 35

modal auxilaries

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a verb that indicates modality. - modality: Modality is the linguistics of judgement. It is the the way in which writers express attitudes towards their subject matter. and towards their addresses.

Question 36

modality

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Modality is the linguistics of judgement. It is the the way in which writers express attitudes towards their subject matter. and towards their addresses.

Question 37

Motif

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recurring idea in a novel

Question 38

Onomatopoeia

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sound effects

Question 39

Oxymoron

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contradictory terms appearing in conjunction with each other

Question 40

Parallelism

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Parts of the sentence are grammatically the same or are similar in construction

Question 41

Pathos

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A quality that evokes empathy in the reader or listener

Question 42

Personification

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Question 43

phrase

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a small group of words that form a component of a clause

Question 44

polysyndeton

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using many conjunctions to slow down rhythm

Question 45

pun

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a joke with different possible meanings or words that sound alike but have different meanings individually

Question 46

Repetition

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When a word, line or phase is repeated for emphasis

Question 47

Rhetorical Question

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a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect, or to make a point

Question 48

Satire

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Making fun of certain issues which are informally reported and analysed

Question 49

Semantic Field

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a collection of words which are related to one another be it through their similar meanings, or through a more abstract relation.

Question 50

Sensationalism

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the use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement. Look at tabloid headlines.

Question 51

Simile

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A simile compares two unlike things with the words "like" or "as".

Question 52

Slogan

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Catch phrase used in advertisments to attract consumers

Question 53

Socioelect

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Language which is unique or belonging to your social group

Question 54

Superlative

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highest degree or quality

Question 55

Synecdoche

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A part of something is used to represent the whole or the whole of something is used to represent part of it - Special kind of metonymy

Question 56

tricolon

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rhetorical term for three parallel words, phrases; also called POWER OF THREE

Question 57

Bathos

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An anticlimax created by a change of mood from the serious to the trivial

Question 58

Sensory laguage

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a way for a writer to help the reader see or connect with an image, description, action, or scene throught desribing senses

Question 59

aphorism

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a brief saying or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom without the flowery language of a proverb. ... For example, “A bad penny always turns up” is an aphorism for the fact that bad people or things are bound to turn up in life. We just have to deal with them when they do.

Question 60

Anastrophe

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the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses

Question 61

Antimetabole

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It is a literary term or device that involves repeating a phrase in reverse order e.g. "I know what I like, and I like what I know"

Question 62

Chiasmus

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Chiasmus is a figure of speech in which the grammar of one phrase is inverted in the following phrase, such that two key concepts from the original phrase reappear in the second phrase in inverted order. The sentence "She has all my love; my heart belongs to her," is an example of chiasmus.

Question 63

Epistrophe

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the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

Question 64

Epigram

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An epigram is a short, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a quick, satirical twist at the end. The subject is usually a single thought or event.

Question 65

Euphony

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Euphony is any combination of words that is harmonious and beautiful to hear

Question 66

Apostrophe

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a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object

Question 67

Epithet

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Epithet is a descriptive literary device that describes a place, a thing, or a person in such a way that it helps in making its characteristics more prominent than they actually are. Also, it is known as a “by-name,” or “descriptive title.”

Question 68

Hypophora

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Hypophora is a figure of speech in which a writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question.

Question 69

Refrain

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phrase, line, or group of lines repeated at intervals throughout a poem, generally at the end of the stanza