Vocab Quiz #1

Question 1

Rhetorical Question

Answer 1

Asked only for effect or to lay emphasis on some point where no real answer is expected.

Question 2

Hypophora

Answer 2

Raising one or more questions and then proceeding to answer them, usually at some length. A common usage is to ask the question at the beginning of a paragraph to answer it and then procced to answer it.

Question 3

Parenthetical Aside

Answer 3

Consists of a word, Phrase, or whole sentence inserted as part of an aside in the middle of the sentence.

Question 4

Repetition

Answer 4

Literary device that repeats words or phrases a few times to make an Idea clearer.

Question 5

Interrupted

Answer 5

A sentence that is interrupted by a parenthetical aside.

Question 6

Colon

Answer 6

The punctuation mark used to divide distinct but related sentence structure components such as clauses where the second elaborates on the first, or to introduce a list, quotation, or speech

Question 7

Allusion

Answer 7

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea with cultural or historical significance.

Question 8

Parallelism

Answer 8

Components in a sentence are grammatically the same, or similar in construction, sound, or meaning.

Question 9

Restatement

Answer 9

The act of Stating something again or differently, especially more clearly/convincingly.

Question 10

Syntax

Answer 10

A set of rules in Language. Dictates how words from Different parts of Speech are put together into a complete thought.