Q5

Question 1

pacing

Answer 1

The movement of a Literary piece from one point or one section to another.

Question 2

Parable

Answer 2

A short tale that teaches a moral lesson; it is similar to but shorter than an allegroy.

Question 3

Paradox

Answer 3

A statement that seems to contradict itself but turns out to have a rational meaning.

Question 4

Parallelism

Answer 4

The technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or large structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form.

Question 5

Parody

Answer 5

A work that ridicules the style of another work by imitating and exaggerating its elements.

Question 6

Participle

Answer 6

A verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed.

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

Involves giving characteristics of life to inanimate objects.

Question 8

Persuasion

Answer 8

A form of argumentation, one of the four modes of discourse; it involves using language to convince through appeals to reason or emotion.

Question 9

Qalification

Answer 9

Occurs when an author agrees, in part, to an assertion or claim but wishes to redefine the terms of or add limitations to that assertion or claim.

Question 10

Rebuttal/ Refutation

Answer 10

An opposing argument, a contradiction. To prove an argument is wrong.

Question 11

Regionalism

Answer 11

An element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographical locale, using the locale and its influences as a major part of the plot.

Question 12

Repetition

Answer 12

A word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity.

Question 13

Rhetoric

Answer 13

The art of speaking or writing effectively in order to persuade.

Question 14

Rhetorical Question

Answer 14

A question that does not expect an explicit answer.

Question 15

Sarcasm

Answer 15

Involves harsh, caustic remarks to or about someone. It is less subtle than irony.

Question 16

Satire

Answer 16

A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way.

Question 17

Slang

Answer 17

An informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined and rapidly changing words and phrases.

Question 18

Speculation

Answer 18

A guess about what may happen in the future.

Question 19

Speaker

Answer 19

The voice of a work; an author may speak as himself or herself or as a fictitious persona.

Question 20

Stance

Answer 20

A speakers position on an issue

Question 21

Sterotype

Answer 21

A character who represents a trait that is usually attributed to a particular social or racial group and who lacks individuality, it can be conventional patter, an expression, or an idea.