Literary Terms

Question 0

What literary term is given to the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

Answer 0

Ambiguity

Question 1

What literary term is given to the repetition of closely connected words beginning with the same letter, usually a consonant.

Answer 1

Alliteration

Question 2

What literary term is given to the repetition of identical vowel sounds in order to achieve a particular effect.

Answer 2

Assonance

Question 3

What literary term is given to the inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way to be considered unfair.

Answer 3

Bias

Question 4

What literary term is given to a phrase or opinion that is over used and betrays a lack of original thought.

Answer 4

Cliche

Question 5

What literary term is given to an idea or feeling which a word invokes in a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Answer 5

Connotation

Question 6

What literary term is given to a pair of lines of meter in poetry.

Answer 6

Couplet

Question 7

What literary term is given when a sentence runs from from one line of poetry into the next line without punctuation marks.

Answer 7

Enjambment

Question 8

What literary term is given to a general innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found unpleasant.

Answer 8

Euphemism

Question 9

What literary term is given for any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment.

Answer 9

Genre

Question 10

What literary term is given to the ‘picture’ in poetry.

Answer 10

Imagery

Question 11

What literary term is given to the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite.

Answer 11

Irony

Question 12

What literary term is given to a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Answer 12

Metaphor

Question 13

What literary term is given to he use of words which echo their meaning in sound.

Answer 13

Onomatopoeia

Question 14

What is Alliteration

Answer 14

The term given to the repetition of closely connected words beginning with the same letter, usually a consonant.

Question 15

What is ambiguity.

Answer 15

The term given to the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

Question 16

What is assonance.

Answer 16

The term igiven to the repetition of identical vowel sounds in order to achieve a particular effect.

Question 17

What is Bias.

Answer 17

The term given to the inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way to be considered unfair.

Question 18

What is Cliche.

Answer 18

The term given to a phrase or opinion that is over used and betrays a lack of original thought.

Question 19

What is Connotation.

Answer 19

The term given to an idea or feeling which a word invokes in a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Question 20

What is Couplet.

Answer 20

The term given to a pair of lines of meter in poetry.

Question 21

What is Enjambment

Answer 21

The term given when a sentence runs from from one line of poetry into the next line without punctuation marks.

Question 22

What is a Euphemism.

Answer 22

The term given to a general innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found unpleasant.

Question 23

What is Simile

Answer 23

A descriptive technique that compares one thing with another, usually using ‘as’ or ‘like’.

Question 24

What is Metaphor

Answer 24

A descriptive technique that names a person, thing or action as something else.

Question 25

What is Hyperbole

Answer 25

A use of obvious exaggeration for rethorical effect.

Question 26

What is Personification

Answer 26

A metaphor attributing human feeling to an object

Question 27

What is Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 27

A type of personification wher emotions are given to a setting, an object or weather

Question 28

What is Onomatopoeia

Answer 28

Words that sound a little like they mean.

Question 29

What is Oxymoron

Answer 29

A phrase combining two or more contradictory terms.

Question 30

What is Emotive Language

Answer 30

Language intended to create an emotional response.

Question 31

The trees stood as tall as towers … is an example of what literary technique

Answer 31

Simile (descriptive language)

Question 32

The circus was a magnet for the children … is an example of what literary technique

Answer 32

Metaphor (descriptive language)

Question 33

The sun scorched through the day … is an example of what literary technique

Answer 33

Hyperbole (descriptive language)

Question 34

The sun smiled at the hills, ready to begin a new day … is an example of what literary technique

Answer 34

Personification (descriptive language)

Question 35

The clouds crowded together suspiciously overhead as the sky darkened … is an example of what literary technique

Answer 35

Pathetic Fallacy (descriptive language)

Question 36

The autumn leaves and twigs cracked and crunched underfoot … is an example of what literary technique

Answer 36

Onomatopeoia (descriptive language)

Question 37

There was a deafening silence … is an example of what literary technique

Answer 37

Oxymoron (descriptive language)

Question 38

A heart-breaking aroma of death filled the air as he surveyed the devastation and destruction that had befallen them … is an example of what literary technique

Answer 38

Emotive language (descriptive language)

Question 39

What pursuasive device is used to compliment an audience

Answer 39

Flattery

Question 40

A person of your intelligence deserves much better than this … is an example of what type of persuasive technique

Answer 40

Flattery