Tone And Terms Week 4 (10/7)

Question 1

Hyperbole

Answer 1

Exaggeration

Question 2

Induction

Answer 2

Formulate conclusion/thesis from # of specific examples

Question 3

Inversion

Answer 3

Yoda talk- changing normal word order from

Sub/verb/object to obj/subject/verb

Question 4

Situational irony

Answer 4

Contrast Btwn what’s expected and probable with what happens

Ex. Fire station burns down

Question 5

Verbal irony

Answer 5

Contrast Btwn what’s said and what’s meant (sarcasm)

Question 6

Dramatic irony

Answer 6

Contrast Btwn what audience/reader knows and what character knows
Ex. Jaws movie picture

Question 7

Juxtaposition

Answer 7

To place words, phrases, ideas in close proximity in order to best illustrate their similarities and differences
Ex. Comparison

Question 8

Logos

Answer 8

Writers use of reasoning and evidence to convince reader of validity of their claim

Question 9

Metonymy

Answer 9

Type of metaphor which substitutes one thing for another

Ex. “White House issued a statement” or “Pentagon responded to attack” (objects can “issue” or “respond to” things)

Question 10

Delirious

Answer 10

Wild with excitement, enthusiasm; affected w delirium

Question 11

Detached

Answer 11

Not involved or concerned; void of emotion, emotionless

Question 12

Didactic

Answer 12

Inclined to teach or lecture /too much/
Neg. connotation
Ex. Adults talking in the Peanuts shows

Question 13

Diffident

Answer 13

Lacking confidence in ones own ability; restrained

Question 14

Dispassionate

Answer 14

Free from passion; devoid of personal bias (/trying/ to keep emotion out of it)

Question 15

Dogmatic

Answer 15

Asserting opinions in arrogant manner; opinionated; doctrinal
Neg. connotation

Question 16

Effusive

Answer 16

Unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve- extreme excitement

Question 17

Elegiac

Answer 17

Expressing sorrow or lamentation; used in an elegy

Question 18

Flippant

Answer 18

Frivolously disrespectful

Question 19

Impartial

Answer 19

Not partial or biased; fair

Question 20

Hortative sentence

Answer 20

A sentence which is a call
To action
Ex. “Come on! All the kids are doing it!”