Test

Question 1

Denounce

Answer 1

The city denounced the riots were uncivilized

To announce as evil

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

A little comedy in the beginning of the word (same first letter)

Dan dances days and days

Question 3

High comedy

Answer 3

Examples

Ironic situations
Political humor

The comedian used high comedy on the adult crowd so they could understand his political humor!

Question 4

Low comedy

Answer 4

Examples

Physical mishaps
Potty language

The children’s book author uses much high comedy for his young readers to understand

Question 5

Facetious

Answer 5

Treating serious situations with inappropriate humor

The principal was astonished when he saw the facetious behavior of the boys watching a school fight!

Question 6

Hysterical

Answer 6

Uncontrollable fits of laughter

The boy was hysterical after watching his little brother slip on the banana peel

Question 7

Objective

Answer 7

To have no opinion and just look at facts

The judge needed to have an objective attitude towards the criminal

Question 8

Subjective

Answer 8

Having opinion, biased.

Our debate on whether achohol should be allowed at theme parks was a subjective debate

Question 9

Ludicrous

Answer 9

Foolish or ridiculous

The boys loud voice in the hallway was ludicrous coming off the fact that there was testing.

Question 10

Satirical

Answer 10

To make fun of

It was very upsetting to see the satirical behavior towards the unpopular kids at our school

Question 11

Smirk

Answer 11

A half smile

My dad smirked as he opened the garage door to reveal my new car!

Question 12

Giggle

Answer 12

A short silly or nervous laugh

I giggled as I dressed my dog up for Halloween

Question 13

Groan

Answer 13

A noise in response to pain or tiredness

I groaned as I hoped into bed after a long day

Question 14

Guffaw

Answer 14

A deep hearty laugh

Then men guffawed at their own jokes

Question 15

Snicker

Answer 15

A half suppressed laugh

The girls all snickered at the girl who got braces

Question 16

Inference

Answer 16

A conclusion reached with evidence

Seeing from how much she studied I inferred she would pass the test

Question 17

Structure

Answer 17

Construct or create according to a plan

The author uses structure in his story to help the reader more understand his passage

Question 18

Juxtaposition

Answer 18

I liked the juxtaposition of the two art forms in the painting

Together but different

Question 19

Stanza

Answer 19

an arrangement of a certain number of lines

In class I was in charge of acting out stanza 6 of the poem

Question 20

Rhythm

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Argument

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

Relevant

Answer 22

closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand.

The students answer was not relevant to the question

Question 23

Figurative

Answer 23

departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.

The church had a great figurative representation of Christmas

Question 24

Denotative

Answer 24

The actual dictionary definition

For my research project I was told to get all of the denotative definitions

Question 25

Connotations

Answer 25

The feeling you get from the word

The connotation of some words in his speech led us to believe he took the defense side

Question 26

Situational irony

Answer 26

Where the outcome was opposite from excepted

The cop was fined for not paying his parking ticket

Question 27

Jargon

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Euphemism

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Metaphor

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Oxymoron

Answer 30

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!

Question 31

Paradox

Answer 31

a statement that seems to say two opposite things but that may be true

It is the beginning of the end for society!

Question 32

Personification

Answer 32

Giving human like quality a to inanimate objects.

The wind whistled through the trees.

Question 33

Simile

Answer 33

A comparison using like or as

That boy in science was like Albert Einstein

Question 34

Assonance

Answer 34

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!