Princeton Review - Chapter 7

Question 1

diction

Answer 1

(n.) choice of words, especially with regards to correctness, clarity, and effectiveness

Question 2

syntax

Answer 2

(n.) the way in which linguistic elements (such as words) are put together to form constituents (such as phrases and clauses)

Question 3

style

Answer 3

(n.) a distinctive manner of expression in speech and writing

Question 4

tone

Answer 4

(n.) style or manner of expression in speech and writing

Question 5

point of view

Answer 5

(n.) a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated

Question 6

rhetoric

Answer 6

(n.) the art of speaking or writing effectively; skill in the effective use of speech

Question 7

logos

Answer 7

(n.) persuasion technique that appeals to logic and reasoning

Question 8

ethos

Answer 8

(n.) persuasion technique that appeals to the speaker’s credibility or authority

Question 9

pathos

Answer 9

(n.) persuasion technique that appeals to the audience’s emotions

Question 10

figurative language

Answer 10

(n.) type of communication that does not use a word’s strict or literal meaning, such as similes and metaphors

Question 11

imagery

Answer 11

(n.) the use of visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in literary work

Question 12

hyperbole

Answer 12

(n.) exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally

Question 13

understatement

Answer 13

(n.) the presentation of something being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is

Question 14

simile

Answer 14

(n.) a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind in order to make a description more empathetic or vivid; used with “like” or “as”

Question 14

metaphor

Answer 14

(n.) figure of speech in a word/phrrase is applied to an object/action to which it is not literally applicale in order to compare or emphasize

Question 15

extended metaphor

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(n.) literary device that compares two things that are not alike in multiple lines, parapgraphs, or stanzas, and is a more complex, drawn-out version of a simple metaphor

Question 16

symbol

Answer 16

(n.) a person, object, action, or situation that has a literal meaning but also represents something else, usually an abstract idea or belief

Question 17

denotation

Answer 17

(n.) the literal or primary meaning of a word

Question 18

connotation

Answer 18

(n.) an idea or feeling that a word invokes

Question 19

oxymoron

Answer 19

(n.) figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Question 20

paradox

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(n.) a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true

Question 21

personification

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(n.) the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to soemthing nonhuman

Question 22

rhetorical question

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(n.) a question asked in order to create dramatic effect or make a point rather than get an actual answer

Question 23

bombast

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(n.) high-sounding language with little ot no meaning in order to impress

Question 24

pun

Answer 24

(n.) a joke exploiting the different meanings of a word; a play on words

Question 25

metonymy

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(n.) literary device that involves replacing the name of an object or concept with a word that is closely related to it

Question 26

synedoche

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(n.) figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole, or vice versa

Question 27

theme

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(n.) a central idea or messge that is consistent throughout a written work and often explores deeper issues

Question 28

aphorism

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(n.) a short, memorable phrase or statement that conveys a general truth or principle, often in a concise or pithy way

Question 29

malapropism

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(n.) literary device that involves using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but has a different meaning

Question 30

circumlocution

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(n.) a writing or speaking technique that involves using more words than necessary to express an idea; the opposite of direct language and conciseness

Question 31

euphemism

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(n.) a word or phrase that is used to replace a more direct or offensive word or phrase, often to soften the impact of an uncomfortable or negative situation

Question 32

irony

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(n.) literary device that occurs when there is a contrast between that is expected and what actually happens

Question 33

sarcasm

Answer 33

(n.) involves saying the opposite of what is meant, often in a mocking or sneering tone

Question 34

satire

Answer 34

(n.) the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices