Quiz 2

Question 0

Catharsis

Answer 0

Purification or cleansing of the spirit through the emotions of pity and terror as a witness to a tragedy

Question 1

Carpe diem

Answer 1

“Seize the day”; the philosophy that one should enjoy life to the fullest

Question 2

Chiasmus

Answer 2

Figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of parallel clauses is reversed in the second

Question 3

Claim

Answer 3

An assertion of something as fact; to demand as a right or as due

Question 4

Closure

Answer 4

Bringing to an end or conclusion

Question 5

Colloquial/colloquialism

Answer 5

Ordinary language; the vernacular

Question 6

Connotation

Answer 6

What is implied by a word

Question 7

Consonance

Answer 7

The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels

Question 8

Contradiction

Answer 8

A direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency

Question 9

Convention

Answer 9

An accepted manner, model, or tradition

Question 10

Deductive

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The reasoning process by which a conclusion is drawn from set of premises and contains no more facts than these premises

Question 11

Delayed sentence (AKA periodic sentence)

Answer 11

A sentence that withholds its main idea until the end

Question 12

Denotation

Answer 12

The dictionary definition of a word; the direct and specific meaning

Question 13

Deus ex machina

Answer 13

As in Greek theater, use of an artificial device or contrived solution to solve a difficult situation, usually introduced suddenly and unexpectedly

Question 14

Devices

Answer 14

A particular word pattern or combination of words used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader

Question 15

Diction

Answer 15

An author’s choice of words to convey a tone or effect

Question 16

Didactic

Answer 16

Intended for teaching or to teach a moral lesson

Question 17

Digression

Answer 17

Movement away from the main story or theme of a piece of writing. An author digresses by temporarily focusing attention on subplot or minor character

Question 18

Discourse

Answer 18

A formal discussion of a subject

Question 19

Doppelganger

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Ghostly counterpart of a living person or an alter ego

Question 20

Dystopia

Answer 20

An imaginary place where people live dehumanized, often fearful lives; opposite of utopia

Question 21

Elegy

Answer 21

Poem or prose lamenting the depth of a particular person

Question 22

Epigraph

Answer 22

Quote set at the beginning of a literary work or at its divisions to set the tone or suggest a theme

Question 23

Epiphany

Answer 23

A sudden or intuitive insight or perception into the reality or essential meaning of something usually brought on by a simple or common occurrence or experience

Question 24

Extended metaphor

Answer 24

The repetition of a word or words as the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences

Question 25

Epistolary

Answer 25

A piece of literature contained in or carried on by letters

Question 26

Epitaph

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A piece of writing in praise of a deceased person

Question 27

Ethos

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In dramatic literature, the moral element that determines a character’s actions, rather than thought or emotion

Question 28

Euphemism

Answer 28

Substitution of a milder or less direct expression for one that is harsh or blunt

Question 29

Evidence

Answer 29

An indication or a sign

Question 30

Expletive

Answer 30

A single word or short phrase intended to emphasize surrounding words; commonly, expletives are set off by commas

Question 31

Explication

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The interpretation or analysis of a text

Question 32

Exposition

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The explanation or analysis of a subject; presenting the meaning or purpose of an issue

Question 33

Eulogy

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A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing; an oration in honor of a deceased person

Question 34

Flashback

Answer 34

Retrospection, where an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronology of a narrative