notes 1-20

Question 1

Anecdote

Answer 1

short narrative for humor or to make a point

Question 2

Argumentation

Answer 2

writing that attempts to validate an argument

Question 3

Allegory

Answer 3

extended narrative where characters, events represent abstract qualities and have a underlying meaning

Question 4

Annotation

Answer 4

explanatory notes added to a text to provide a better understanding

Question 5

antithesis

Answer 5

presentation of two contrasting images

Question 6

rhetoric

Answer 6

art of effective persuasive speaking on writing

Question 7

colloquialism

Answer 7

Informal words used in everyday writing or conversation

Question 8

connotation

Answer 8

words with implied meaning due to the association in the reader’s mind

Question 9

denotation

Answer 9

when the word is used in the context stated by the dictionary

Question 10

consonance

Answer 10

repetition of consonant sounds

Question 11

caricature

Answer 11

writing that exaggerates features pertaining to appearance or personality

Question 12

coherence

Answer 12

quality in which all parts of writing contribute to the development of the central idea

Question 13

aphorism

Answer 13

short statement of a principle of truth, often witty

Question 14

apostrophe

Answer 14

calling out to something absent, or personified abstractions

Question 15

cacophony

Answer 15

dissonance

Question 16

enumeration

Answer 16

rhetorical device used to list details, used to clarify and detail understanding

Question 17

analogy

Answer 17

a comparison with something familiar, used to create a better understanding

Question 18

parallelism

Answer 18

components that are grammatically repetitive or similar in structure

Question 19

allusion

Answer 19

brief reference to a subject in which the reader is expected to know enough about in order to connect it to the text

Question 20

metonymy

Answer 20

figure of speech that replaces a name with another subject that it is closely affiliated with

Question 21

anaphora

Answer 21

deliberate repetition of the start of a sentence, used in artistic way