Literary Terms List 23 & 24

Question 1

paradox

Answer 1

contradictory statement that contains some truth

Question 2

example of a paradox

Answer 2

War & Peace

Question 3

parallelism

Answer 3

the use of grammar consistency

Question 4

example of parallelism

Answer 4

using “-ing” words in sentence outlines
present tense from beginning to end
coherent, cohesive, consistency

Question 5

paraphrase

Answer 5

restatement of a text

Question 6

parody

Answer 6

humorous imitation of a serious work

Question 7

example of parody

Answer 7

Michael Jackson: Beat It–> Eat it

Question 8

parenthetical

Answer 8

expressions that interrupt sentence thoughts

Question 9

examples of parenthetical

Answer 9

Consequently

Moreover

Question 10

reason parentheticals are used

Answer 10

to flow smoothly

Question 11

pathos

Answer 11

pity

Question 12

wayfaring

Answer 12

adj. to describe someone who travels on foot

Question 13

example of wayfaring

Answer 13

Canterbury Tales: less rich people

homeless

Question 14

periodic sentence

Answer 14

opposite of a loose sentence

Question 15

example of periodic sentence

Answer 15

simple sentence

Question 16

personification

Answer 16

giving animals and things human qualities

Question 17

plot

Answer 17

a series of events that make up a story; summary

Question 18

point of view

Answer 18

1st person, 3rd person

Question 19

polysyndeton

Answer 19

use of conjunctions more than necessary

Question 20

example of polysyndeton

Answer 20

I look blue and white and green and purple.

Question 21

pun

Answer 21

a play on words; using words with similar sounds with different meanings

Question 22

example of pun

Answer 22

there, their
your, you’re
seen, scene

Question 23

other words for pun

Answer 23

homophones

homonyms

Question 24

Yeshiva

Answer 24

name of a Jewish school