Unit one Vocab

Question 1

Apostrophe

Answer 1

Words that are spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary, or to an object or abstract idea

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

a reference to a work of literature, film, etc.

Question 3

Synecdoche

Answer 3

a figure of speech in which a part is used to designate the whole or the whole is used to designate a part

Question 4

Litotes

Answer 4

a figure of speech in which a positive is stated by negating its opposite

Question 5

allegory

Answer 5

A work of literature in which characters, events, and items are directly symbolic of special social figures, themes, ideas, etc.

Question 6

hyperbole

Answer 6

a figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used

Question 7

imagery

Answer 7

writing that uses strong sensory detail

Question 8

conceit

Answer 8

A fanciful poetic image or metaphor that likens one thing to something else that is seemingly quite different

Question 9

anaphora

Answer 9

The repetition of specific phrases/ parallel syntax specifically used for dramatic or emphatic effect