Test Flashcards
Denounce
The city denounced the riots were uncivilized
To announce as evil
Alliteration
A little comedy in the beginning of the word (same first letter)
Dan dances days and days
High comedy
Examples
Ironic situations
Political humor
The comedian used high comedy on the adult crowd so they could understand his political humor!
Low comedy
Examples
Physical mishaps
Potty language
The children’s book author uses much high comedy for his young readers to understand
Facetious
Treating serious situations with inappropriate humor
The principal was astonished when he saw the facetious behavior of the boys watching a school fight!
Hysterical
Uncontrollable fits of laughter
The boy was hysterical after watching his little brother slip on the banana peel
Objective
To have no opinion and just look at facts
The judge needed to have an objective attitude towards the criminal
Subjective
Having opinion, biased.
Our debate on whether achohol should be allowed at theme parks was a subjective debate
Ludicrous
Foolish or ridiculous
The boys loud voice in the hallway was ludicrous coming off the fact that there was testing.
Satirical
To make fun of
It was very upsetting to see the satirical behavior towards the unpopular kids at our school
Smirk
A half smile
My dad smirked as he opened the garage door to reveal my new car!
Giggle
A short silly or nervous laugh
I giggled as I dressed my dog up for Halloween
Groan
A noise in response to pain or tiredness
I groaned as I hoped into bed after a long day
Guffaw
A deep hearty laugh
Then men guffawed at their own jokes
Snicker
A half suppressed laugh
The girls all snickered at the girl who got braces
Inference
A conclusion reached with evidence
Seeing from how much she studied I inferred she would pass the test
Structure
Construct or create according to a plan
The author uses structure in his story to help the reader more understand his passage
Juxtaposition
I liked the juxtaposition of the two art forms in the painting
Together but different
Stanza
an arrangement of a certain number of lines
In class I was in charge of acting out stanza 6 of the poem
Rhythm
movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
The rhythm of the soldiers was a steady beat 1 2 1 2
Argument
an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.
My sister and I got in an argument over who was unloading the dishwasher.
Relevant
closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand.
The students answer was not relevant to the question
Figurative
departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
The church had a great figurative representation of Christmas
Denotative
The actual dictionary definition
For my research project I was told to get all of the denotative definitions
Connotations
The feeling you get from the word
The connotation of some words in his speech led us to believe he took the defense side
Situational irony
Where the outcome was opposite from excepted
The cop was fined for not paying his parking ticket
Jargon
A use of words only understandable from a specific group
When my grandma got a new phone I had to teach her all about Internet jargon
Euphemism
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
Instead of saying fired my boss used the euphemism cut
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Smoking an unlit cigarette was my metaphor for not letting the thing that kills me kill me
Oxymoron
Oxymoron, plural oxymora, is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.
The girl at school was awfully smart!
Paradox
a statement that seems to say two opposite things but that may be true
It is the beginning of the end for society!
Personification
Giving human like quality a to inanimate objects.
The wind whistled through the trees.
Simile
A comparison using like or as
That boy in science was like Albert Einstein
Assonance
Assonance takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
Men sell the wedding bells!
