summer vocab

Question 1

The diction used by a group of people who practice a similar profession or activity

Answer 1

jargon

Question 2

the deliberate omission of a word

Answer 2

ellipsis

Question 3

When the opposite of what you expect to happen does happen

Answer 3

irony

Question 4

A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true

Answer 4

paradox

Question 5

Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences

Answer 5

anaphora

Question 6

When the same words are used twice in succession but in the reverse order

Answer 6

chiasmus

Question 7

An indirect reference to something commonly known, such as plays, songs, historical events.

Answer 7

allusion

Question 8

Writing that is not meant to be taken literally.

Answer 8

figurative language

Question 9

Making an implied comparison, not using “like,” as,” or other such words. Sometimes it is continued throughout the entire written work.

Answer 9

metaphor

Question 10

Word or words that evoke the five senses.

Answer 10

imagery

Question 11

A long, emotionally violent, attack using strong, abusive language.

Answer 11

invective

Question 12

Parentheses are used to set off an idea from the rest of the sentence

Answer 12

parenthetical idea

Question 13

When a writer creates a list of items which are all separated by conjunctions.

Answer 13

polysyndeton

Question 14

Question not asked for information but for effect.

Answer 14

rhetorical question

Question 15

A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect.

Answer 15

satire

Question 16

A writer’s attitude toward his subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language and organization.

Answer 16

tone

Question 17

Appeal to the sense of credibility. To be convinced by the credibility of the author. We tend to believe people whom we respect.

Answer 17

ethos

Question 18

This term means persuading by appealing to the reader’s emotions.

Answer 18

pathos

Question 19

This term means persuading by the use of reasoning, using true premises and valid arguments.

Answer 19

logos

Question 20

The speed or tempo of an author’s writing. Writers can use a variety of devices(syntax, polysyndeton, anaphora, meter) to change the ________ of their words.

Answer 20

pacing

Question 21

Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns

Answer 21

parallelism

Question 22

word choice

Answer 22

diction

Question 23

Implied meaning of a word or the associations suggested by it

Answer 23

connotation

Question 24

The dictionary definition of a word

Answer 24

denotation

Question 25

1. Language or dialect of a particular country. 2. Language or dialect of a
   regional group. 3. Plain everyday speech

Answer 25

vernacular

Question 26

Placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison.

Answer 26

juxtaposition

Question 27

When the writer begins with an
independent clause, then adds subordinate elements. The sentence seems to extend
beyond what is necessary. The opposite construction is called a periodic sentence.

Answer 27

cumulative sentences

Question 28

Grammatical arrangement of words. The STRUCTURE of a sentence.

Answer 28

syntax

Question 29

The art of effective communication

Answer 29

rhetoric

Question 30

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

Answer 30

antecedent

Question 31

A brief recounting of a relevant episode.

Answer 31

anecdote

Question 32

A term used to describe fiction, nonfiction or poetry that teaches a specific
lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.

Answer 32

didactic

Question 33

A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant
words or concepts.

Answer 33

euphemism

Question 34

exaggeration

Answer 34

hyperbole

Question 35

A common, often used expression that doesn’t make sense if you take it literally.

Answer 35

idiom

Question 36

Replacing an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept.

Answer 36

metonymy

Question 37

A kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its
parts, or vice versa.

Answer 37

synecdoche

Question 38

Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human.

Answer 38

personification

Question 39

The major category into which a literary work fits.

Answer 39

genre

Question 40

When the author or character SAYS something and means the
opposite/something different.

Answer 40

verbal irony

Question 41

When the audience of a drama, play, movie, etc. knows something that
the character doesn’t and would be surprised to find out.

Answer 41

dramatic irony

Question 42

Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas.

Answer 42

antithesis

Question 43

The sentence or groups of sentences that directly expresses the author’s
opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition.

Answer 43

thesis

Question 44

The ironic minimizing of fact, understatement presents something as
less significant than it is.

Answer 44

understatement

Question 45

When an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story.

Answer 45

foreshadowing