Style Elements

Question 1

allusion

Answer 1

brief reference to a well known work of a person, event, place (real or fiction), or to a work of art

Question 2

ambiguity

Answer 2

use of uncertain or unclear language

Question 3

analogy

Answer 3

comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things. It often uses something simple or familiar to explain something complex

Question 4

anaphora

Answer 4

repetition of word or phrases at the beginning of successive phrase, lines, or clauses

Question 5

anecdote

Answer 5

brief story used to illustrate a point or claim

Question 6

antecedent

Answer 6

word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun

Question 7

antithesis

Answer 7

opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in parallel construction

Question 8

archaic diction

Answer 8

old fashioned or outdated choice of words

Question 9

coherence

Answer 9

use of logical and consistent language and syntax

Question 10

colloquial

Answer 10

informal, non-academic, slang language

Question 11

connotation

Answer 11

meanings or associations that readers have to a word beyond it’s literal meaning

Question 12

denotation

Answer 12

literal, dictionary meaning of a word, excludes emotions or feelings that a word suggests

Question 13

euphemism

Answer 13

milder version of a word or phrase substituted in place of one considered to be too harsh or unpleasant

Question 14

figurative language

Answer 14

nonliteral language, sometimes referred to as a trope or metaphorical language to evoke strong imagery. Ex) simile, metaphor, personification, paradox, hyperbole, metonymy, synecdoche, irony, ect.

Question 15

hyperbole

Answer 15

deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or ironic effect, an overstatement

Question 16

irony

Answer 16

figure of speech that occurs when a speaker or character says or does one thing but means something else or the opposite

Question 17

metaphor

Answer 17

compares two things using a “be” verb. Direct comparison

Question 17

juxtaposition

Answer 17

placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences

Question 18

paradox

Answer 18

paradox of two seemingly contradicting things on the surface, but delivers an ironic truth. Think use of words or phrases to create a sound effect

Question 19

parallel structure

Answer 19

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

Question 20

personification

Answer 20

attribution of a lifelike qualities to an inanimate object

Question 21

POV

Answer 21

perspective in which the piece is told from. First, second, or third person

Question 22

rhetoric

Answer 22

way of persuading an audience

Question 23

onomatopoeia

Answer 23

words that imitate sounds

Question 23

rhetorical modes

Answer 23

method of presenting a subject or idea through writing or speech. Includes narratives, descriptions, argumentation, and exposition.

Question 24

sarcasm

Answer 24

often ironic or satirical statement used to evoke emotion

Question 25

symbol

Answer 25

object, event, or person in a piece of writing used to represent ideas or qualities

Question 26

Alliteration

Answer 26

repetition of the same sound beginning of several words or syllables in a sentence

Question 27

tone

Answer 27

speaker’s attitude toward the subject conveyed by the speaker’s stylistic and rhetorical choices

Question 28

understatement

Answer 28

something is presented as less important, dire, urgent, good, and so on. Often used for satirical or comical relief. Also called litotes, it is the opposite of hyperboles

Question 29

Syntax

Answer 29

Arrangement of words to create a coherent sentence

Question 30

Oxymoron

Answer 30

Paradox made up of 2 contradictory words ex) deafening silence