Vocab quarter 1

Question 1

Parallelism

Answer 1

Similarity of structure in a pair of words, phrases, or clause.

Question 2

Isocolon

Answer 2

Scheme of parallel structure when the elements are similar in grammar and length (words/syllables)

Question 3

Antithesis

Answer 3

Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas (often parallel)

Question 4

Anastrophe

Answer 4

Inversion of natural word order (Ask, not what/I go so as far)

Question 5

Parenthesis

Answer 5

insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence.

Question 6

Ellipsis

Answer 6

deliberate omission of a word or of words.

Question 7

Asyndeton

Answer 7

deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of words, phrases, or clauses.

Question 8

Polysyndeton

Answer 8

deliberate use of many conjunctions

Question 9

Alliteration

Answer 9

Repetition of initial consonants

Question 10

Assonance

Answer 10

Repetition of vowel sounds with different consonants

Question 11

Anaphora

Answer 11

Repetition of the same words in multiple sentences.

Question 12

Climax

Answer 12

arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing importance.

Question 13

Metaphor

Answer 13

Comparison of two things without using like or as

Question 14

Simile

Answer 14

Comparison of two things using the words like or as

Question 15

Paradox

Answer 15

contradictory statement that contains a measure of truth.

Question 16

Oxymoron

Answer 16

joining of 2 terms that are normally contradictory.

Question 17

Onomatopoeia

Answer 17

Use of words whose sound echo the same

Question 18

Euphemism

Answer 18

More agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or context.