Part 2- Vocabulary

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

Noun

Greek

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Noun

Latin

Question 3

Allusion

Answer 3

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

Noun

Late Latin

Question 4

Ambiguity

Answer 4

the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

Noun

Latin

Question 5

Analogy

Answer 5

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

Noun

Greek

Question 6

Antithesis

Answer 6

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

Noun

Greek

Question 7

Colloquial

Answer 7

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary

Adjective

Latin/English

Question 8

Connotation

Answer 8

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

Noun

Medieval Latin

Question 9

Denotation

Answer 9

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

Noun

Late Latin

Question 10

Diction

Answer 10

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Noun

Latin

Question 11

Extended Metaphor

Answer 11

The term “extended metaphor” refers to a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem. It is often comprised of more than one sentence, and sometimes consists of a full paragraph

Noun

Latin

Question 12

Figurative Language

Answer 12

figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful

Adjective

Late Latin

Question 13

Figure of Speech

Answer 13

a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect

Noun

Late Latin

Question 14

Genre

Answer 14

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter

Noun

French/English

Question 15

Imagery

Answer 15

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

Noun

Old French

Question 16

Inference/Infer

Answer 16

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Noun

Medieval Latin

Question 17

Irony

Answer 17

Situational:
occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead
Dramatic:
occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t
Verbal:
when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean

Noun

Greek

Question 18

Personification

Answer 18

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

Noun

French

Question 19

Point of View

Answer 19

a particular attitude or way of considering a matter

Noun

French

Question 20

Prose

Answer 20

the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing

Noun

Latin

Question 21

Repetition

Answer 21

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written

Noun

Latin

Question 22

Rhetoric

Answer 22

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional technique

Noun

Greek

Question 23

Satire

Answer 23

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issue

Noun

Latin

Question 24

Semantic

Answer 24

relating to meaning in language or logic

Adjective

Greek

Question 25

Symbolism

Answer 25

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

Noun

Greek

Question 26

Theme

Answer 26

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

Noun

Greek

Question 27

Thesis

Answer 27

a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved

Noun

Greek

Question 28

Tone

Answer 28

the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc

Noun

Greek

Question 29

Transition

Answer 29

the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another

Noun

Latin

Question 30

Voice

Answer 30

individual style in which a certain author writes his or her works

Noun

Latin