Mandatory Terms Part 2

Question 1

Define “inverted syntax.”

Answer 1

A sentence constructed so that the predicate comes before the subject

Question 2

Define “irony.”

Answer 2

The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning;
Or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
[Ex: situational, verbal, dramatic]

Question 3

Define “jargon.”

Answer 3

The specializes language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession

Question 4

Define “juxtaposition.”

Answer 4

Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast

Question 5

Define “litotes.”

Answer 5

A type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite

Question 6

Define “logos.”

Answer 6

Appeal to reason or logic

Question 7

Define “malapropism.”

Answer 7

The mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar

Question 8

Define “maxim.”

Answer 8

A concise statement, often offering advice;

An adage

Question 9

Define “metaphor.”

Answer 9

A direct comparison of two different things

Question 10

Define “metonymy.”

Answer 10

Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it

Question 11

Define “mood.”

Answer 11

The emotional atmosphere of a work

Question 12

Define “motif.”

Answer 12

A standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs in various works

Question 13

Define “non sequitur.”

Answer 13

An inference that does not follow logically from the premises;
Literally “does not follow”

Question 14

Define “paradox.”

Answer 14

An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth

Question 15

Define “parallelism.”

Answer 15

The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms

Question 16

Define “parody.”

Answer 16

A humorous imitation of a serious work

Question 17

Define “parenthetical.”

Answer 17

A comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to qualify or explain

Question 18

Define “pathos.”

Answer 18

The quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity

Question 19

Define “pedantic.”

Answer 19

Characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship

Question 20

Define “personification.”

Answer 20

Endowing non-human objects or creatures with humans qualities or characteristics

Question 21

Define “philippic.”

Answer 21

A strong verbal denunciation;

Comes from the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedonia in the fourth century

Question 22

Define “polysyndeton.”

Answer 22

The use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural

Question 23

Define “rhetoric.”

Answer 23

The art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner

Question 24

Define “rhetorical question.”

Answer 24

A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

Question 25

Define “rhetorical devices.”

Answer 25

Literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

Question 26

Define “sarcasm.”

Answer 26

Harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule

Question 27

Define “satire.”

Answer 27

The use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions

Question 28

Define “scheme.”

Answer 28

An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words

Question 29

Define “simile.”

Answer 29

A comparison of two things using “like,” “as,” or other specifically comparitive words

Question 30

Define “simple sentence.”

Answer 30

A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause

Question 31

Define “solecism.”

Answer 31

Non standard grammatical usage;

A violation of grammatical rules

Question 32

Define “structure.”

Answer 32

The arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work

Question 33

Define “style.”

Answer 33

The choices a writer makes;

The combination of distinctive features of a literary work

Question 34

Define “syllepsis.”

Answer 34

A construction in which one word is used in two different senses
[Ex: After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.]

Question 35

Define “syllogism.”

Answer 35

A three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise

Question 36

Define “synecdoche.”

Answer 36

Using one part of an object to represent the entire object

Question 37

Define “synesthesia.”

Answer 37

Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another

Question 38

Define “syntax.”

Answer 38

The manner in which words are arranged into sentences

Question 39

Define “theme.”

Answer 39

A central idea of a work

Question 40

Define “thesis.”

Answer 40

The primary position taken by a writer or speaker

Question 41

Define “tone.”

Answer 41

The attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience

Question 42

Define “trope.”

Answer 42

An artful deviation from the ordinary or principal signification of a word

Question 43

Define “understatement.”

Answer 43

The deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it is

Question 44

Define “vernacular.”

Answer 44

The everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage