Vocab #3

Question 1

an emotional release which brings about renewal of the self or welcome relief from anxiety, tension, etc.

Answer 1

Catharsis

Question 2

a chapter at the end of a work of literature that concludes the work.

Answer 2

Epilogue

Question 3

a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (such as fifty sail for fifty ships) or the whole for a part (such as society for high society)

Answer 3

Synecdoche

Question 4

The position that a writer undertakes to prove or support conveying an interpretation of a work.

Answer 4

Thesis

Question 5

a rhetorical or literary device in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form as in the example: Maria walked in; out strolled Sam.

Answer 5

Chiasmus

Question 6

a type of literature (poetry, drama, fiction, etc.)

Answer 6

Genre

Question 7

the blending of human senses to describe something. Phrases like a “loud dress” or a “chilly gaze” blend our sensory modalities. The term is derived from the neurological condition of the same name, where some people experience an actual link between their senses, where one sense stimulates another—for instance, they may feel like they hear a color, smell a shape, or taste a texture.

Answer 7

Synesthesia

Question 8

an extended, elaborate or unexpected metaphor in which the dissimilarity between the two things compared is so obvious that the effect is surprising, as in “Marriage is like getting a root canal.”

Answer 8

Conceit

Question 9

the substitution of the name of one thing or object for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (such as “crown” representing a monarchin “lands belonging to the crown”)

Answer 9

Metonymy

Question 10

the arrangement of words to make a sentence. Analysis of syntax includes punctuation, word order, sentence length, and sentence variety.

Answer 10

Syntax