rhetorical devices

Question 1

antithesis

Answer 1

establishing a clear relationship between 2 ideas by juxtaposing their contrast

Question 2

allegory

Answer 2

a story with a literal and symbolic meaning

Question 3

alliteration

Answer 3

repetition of initial sounds in two + words

Question 4

allusion

Answer 4

reference to something famous

Question 5

apostrophe

Answer 5

addresses an absent or imaginary person or thing

Question 6

colloquial

Answer 6

using slang or informalities in speech or writing

Question 7

connotation

Answer 7

implied or suggested meaning of something

Question 8

denotation

Answer 8

strict literal definition

Question 9

diction

Answer 9

word choice

Question 10

dysphemism

Answer 10

a more offensive synonym for a word

Question 11

euphemism

Answer 11

a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for an unpleasant word

Question 12

figurative language

Answer 12

not meant to be taken literally, deeper meaning

Question 13

genre

Answer 13

category into which a literary work fits

Question 14

homily

Answer 14

sermon or serious talk

Question 15

hyperbole

Answer 15

exaggeration

Question 16

imagery

Answer 16

writing that appeals to the five senses

Question 17

invective

Answer 17

emotionally violent verbal denunciation

Question 18

irony

Answer 18

involves contrast between layers of meaning

Question 19

verbal irony

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literal words are at odds with what speaker is trying to convey

Question 20

situational irony

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involves difference between expectations and actual occurrences

Question 21

dramatic irony

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when a character acts on what they believe to be the truth, which is incorrect

Question 22

metaphor

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comparison by speaking about one thing in terms of another

Question 23

extended metaphor

Answer 23

drawn out to extend through an entire work

Question 24

metonymy

Answer 24

figure of speech where one word is substituted for one with a closely associated meaning

Question 25

mood

Answer 25

feeling created by the text in the reader

Question 26

oxymoron

Answer 26

seemingly contradictory terms used to draw attention to a phrase

Question 27

paradox

Answer 27

statement that is self contradictory but also contains deeper meaning

Question 28

parallelism

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to give two or more parts of a sentence similar form to define the pattern as a whole

Question 29

parody

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imitates the style of a serious work for comedic effect

Question 30

personification

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presenting objects or things as humanlike

Question 31

point of view

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perspective from which a story is told

Question 32

prose

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refers to fiction and nonfiction in all forms

Question 33

pun

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a comedic play on words that sound similar but have different meaning

Question 34

rhetoric

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art of speaking effectively and persuasively

Question 35

satire

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a work using irony to imitate something else

Question 36

symbol

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stands for something else

Question 37

syntax

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sentence structure

Question 38

theme

Answer 38

central idea or message of a text

Question 39

tone

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author or character’s attitude toward subject or audience

Question 40

understatement

Answer 40

opposite of hyperbole - minimizing something important