Spelling Week 9 //

Question 1

Ellipsis

Answer 1

A set of dots (…) the omission from speech or writing of a word or words

Question 2

Euphemism

Answer 2

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Question 3

Enjambment

Answer 3

the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

Question 4

First person/ third person

Answer 4

I/We/He/She/They

Question 5

Heteroglossia

Answer 5

the presence of two or more expressed viewpoints in a text or other artistic work.

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

Over exaggeration

Question 7

Litotes

Answer 7

Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary

Question 8

Juxtaposition

Answer 8

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Question 9

Imagery

Answer 9

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Question 10

Irony

Answer 10

the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect