Vocab List 2

Question 0

The letters of a word or phrase are rearranged in such a way that a new word or phrase is formed

Answer 0

Anagram

Question 1

A thing belonging to a period other than which it exists

Answer 1

Anachronism

Question 2

Any song that tells a story

Answer 2

Ballad

Question 3

A quotation at the beginning of a poem, short story, book chapter, other piece of literature. Introduces or refers to the larger themes of the piece in a way to draw the readers attention

Answer 3

Epigraph

Question 4

This style portrayed fantastic tales dealing with horror, despair, and grotesque

Answer 4

Gothic

Question 5

An object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

Answer 5

Motif

Question 6

Focuses on the experiences of characters in a situation where they can’t find any inherent purpose in life

Answer 6

Absurd

Question 7

Moving from one line to another w/o terminating a punctuation mark

Answer 7

Enjambment

Question 8

Stirs up emotions

Answer 8

Pathos

Question 9

Written in the speech of common people

Answer 9

Vernacular

Question 10

It exposes and criticizes foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule

Answer 10

Satire

Question 11

A set of rules in a language

Answer 11

Syntax