Reversed Notes 41-60

Question 1

Adage

Answer 1

a short, pointed & memorable saying based on facts, and is considered a verifiable truth by the majority of people; expresses a general truth or fact about life then becomes a universal truth

Question 2

Pedantic

Answer 2

someone who is concerned w/ precision, formalism, accuracy, minute details in order to make an arrogant ostentatious show of learning; corrects small mistakes

Question 3

Flippant

Answer 3

lacking proper respect or seriousness; often associated w/ the impatience of youth

Question 4

Evocative

Answer 4

language that “suggests” meanings other than the denotative; language that connects w/ emotions of feelings not associated w/ the actual meaning of the word

Question 5

Syntactical Inversion

Answer 5

literary style and rhetoric; the sentence is ordered differently; in English, the placing of an adjective after the noun is modifies, a verb before its subject

Question 6

Apposition

Answer 6

a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are places side by side, w/ one element serving to identify the other in a different way

Question 7

Didactic

Answer 7

frequently used for literary texts which are overloaded w/informative or realistic matter and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details, becomes a derogatory term referring to the forms of literature that are ostentatiously dull and erudite

Question 8

Conceit

Answer 8

a figure of speech in which 2 vastly different objects are linked together w/ the help of similes and metaphors, examples have a shocking/surprising effect on the readers b/c they are novel comparisons

Question 9

Periodic Placement

Answer 9

the main clause, this used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made

Question 10

Paradox

Answer 10

a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth. It’s also used to illustrate an opinion or statement contrary to accepted traditional ideas, often used to make a reader think over an idea in an innovative way

Question 11

Irony

Answer 11

words are used in such way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words, the difference b/w the appearance and reality

Question 12

Parenthesis

Answer 12

a stylistic device that comes from a Greek work, meaning to place or alongside; is a qualifying or explanatory sentence, clause or word that writers insert into a paragraph or passage

Question 13

Sardonic

Answer 13

grimly mocking, sarcastic, satirical, mocking in a humorous manner

Question 14

Satire

Answer 14

a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration of ridicule, intends to improve humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles’ uses fictional characters to expose and condemn corruption

Question 15

Polemical

Answer 15

relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech

Question 16

Ambiguity

Answer 16

a word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning

Question 17

Archetype

Answer 17

aka a universal symbol, may be a character, a theme, a symbol, or even a setting; have a common and recurring representation in a particular human culture or entire human race