Spelling Week 8 //

Question 1

Colloquial

Answer 1

used in ordinary or similar conversation; not formal or literary

Question 2

Compound adjective

Answer 2

a single adjective made up if more than one word - often linked together with a hyphen to show they are part of the same adjective.

Question 3

Conceit

Answer 3

a kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising or clever way.

Question 4

Contexts

Answer 4

the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word passage.

Question 5

Dialogue

Answer 5

a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play or film.

Question 6

Didactic

Answer 6

intended to teach, particularly having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

Question 7

Dramatic irony

Answer 7

when the audience or reader knows what is happening/going to happen however the character does not.

Question 8

dramatic monologue

Answer 8

a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person

Question 9

dysphemism

Answer 9

a derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one

Question 10

elision

Answer 10

the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (I’ll, we’ll)