Literary Terms 61 - 71

Question 1

comparing using like or as

Answer 1

simile

Question 2

the author’s choice and arrangement of words and sentences in a literary work. can reveal an author’s purpose in writing and attitude toward his or her subject and audience.

Answer 2

style

Question 3

a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises – the first one called “major” and the second “minor” – that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. conclusion is valid only if each of the two premises are valid. may also present the specific ideas first and the general idea second

Answer 3

syllogism

Question 4

a person, place, or thing that represents or stands for something beyond itself

Answer 4

symbol/symbolism

Question 5

use objects and occurrences from nature to represent ideas
commonly associated with them

Answer 5

Natural symbols

Question 6

invested with meaning by a
group

Answer 6

Conventional symbols

Question 7

found in a variety of works and are generally recognized

Answer 7

Literary symbols

Question 8

the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences; or the organization of words in sentences.

Answer 8

syntax

Question 9

the message or moral that the writer presents through the characters and the plot

Answer 9

theme

Question 10

the attitude a writer takes toward an audience, a subject or a character

Answer 10

tone

Question 11

the ironic minimalizing of a fact; presents something as less significant than it is.

Answer 11

understatement

Question 12

a brief, descriptive literary sketch

Answer 12

vignette

Question 13

a word or a number or a sequence of units that is able to be read the same way from either direction, be it forwards or backwards

Answer 13

palindrome

Question 14

when a speaker addresses an absent person or a non-human object/idea as if it were a living thing/entity capable of intelligent thought/reasoning.

Answer 14

apostrophe