RD: 12-23

Question 0

Euphemism

Answer 0

A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for an unpleasant word or concept. Softens the truth.

Question 1

Dysphemism

Answer 1

Substitute of a more offensive word or phrase for one considered less offensive. Can often create and insult.
Example: boneyard for cemetary

Question 2

Figurative language

Answer 2

Any language not meant to be taken literally, with a deeper secondary meaning.
Examples: metaphors, imagery, metonymy

Question 3

Genre

Answer 3

The major category in which literary works fit. The basic divisions of literature are prose, poetry, and drama.

Question 4

Homily

Answer 4

A sermon or serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.
Example: MLK I have a dream speech

Question 5

Hyperbole

Answer 5

Deliberate exaggerate for emphasis, can be comedic or serious.

Question 6

Imagery

Answer 6

Any writing that appeals to the five senses or creates a visual. Can have an emotional effect.

Question 7

Invective

Answer 7

An emotionally violent verbal denunciation or attack using strong or abusive language.

Question 8

Irony

Answer 8

The odd contrast between what is expected and what really happens or between what is clearly stated and what is meant.

Question 9

Verbal irony

Answer 9

When a speakers literal words are at odds with his/her literal meaning.

Question 10

Situational irony

Answer 10

Involves a difference between expectation and actual events or a between a characters intentions and actual results of his/ her actions.

Question 11

Dramatic irony

Answer 11

When a character naively speaks what he or she believes to be the truth
and/ or acts on it while the audience knows that he or she has got it all wrong.