Vocab. (Summer Assignment)

Question 1

is a category of literary composition.

noun; French

Answer 1

Genre

Question 2

a literary device where two or more words in a pharse or line of poetry share the same beginning consonant sound.
noun; Latin

Answer 2

Alliteration

Question 3

a literary device that uses symbols, words, people, marks, location, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.
noun;

Answer 3

Symbolism

Question 4

a language used by writers to create images in the readers mind.
noun; (old) French

Answer 4

Imagery

Question 5

refers to the different meanings of words, phrases, signs, or other symbols.
noun; Greek

Answer 5

Semantics

Question 6

a word or thing’s literal or main definition.

noun; Latin

Answer 6

Denotation

Question 7

is the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning.
noun; (medieval) Latin

Answer 7

Connotation

Question 8

using clues provided by the author to figure things out.

noun; (medieval) Latin

Answer 8

Inference

Question 9

the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
noun; Greek to Latin

Answer 9

Irony

Question 10

a simple story that represents a larger point about society or human nature, whose different characters may represent real-life figures.
noun; Greek, Latin, (old) French

Answer 10

Allegory

Question 11

expresses the narrator or author’s emotion, attitude, tone, and point of view through well thought out use of word choice and diction.
noun; Latin to French

Answer 11

Voice

Question 12

a word or phrase that connects one idea to another.

noun; Latin to French

Answer 12

Transition

Question 13

is the way the author expresses his attitude through their writing.
noun; Greek - (old) French

Answer 13

Tone

Question 14

a short statement that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.
noun; Greek to (late) Latin

Answer 14

Thesis

Question 15

refers to the usage of informal or everyday language in literature.
adjective; Latin

Answer 15

Colloquial

Question 16

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices.
noun; Latin, French

Answer 16

Satire

Question 17

is the verbal or written language that follows the natural flow of speech. (human conversation)
noun; Latin

Answer 17

Prose

Question 18

refers to who is telling or narrating a story.

noun;

Answer 18

Point of View

Question 19

a metaphor or literary device that assigns human qualities and attributes to objects or other non-human things.
noun;

Answer 19

Personification

Question 20

it is usually the opposite of a statement, concept, or idea.

noun; Greek

Answer 20

Antithesis

Question 21

is when the meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence is uncertain.
noun; Latin

Answer 21

Ambiguity

Question 22

a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal definition.
noun;

Answer 22

Figure of Speech

Question 23

is when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal, literal meaning.
noun; Latin

Answer 23

Figurative Language

Question 24

is when a writer mentions some other work, or refers to an earlier part of the current work.
noun; Latin

Answer 24

Allusion

Question 25

is a metaphor in a literary work that isn’t just used in one line, but is extended over multiple lines throughout the work.
noun; Greek to Latin

Answer 25

Extended Metaphor

Question 26

refers to the linguistic choices a writer makes to effectively convey an idea, a point of view or tell a story.
noun; Latin

Answer 26

Diction

Question 27

refers to language that is used to inform, persuade, or motivate audiences.
noun; Greek to (old) French

Answer 27

Rhetoric

Question 28

a literary technique in which two two unrelated objects are compared for their shared qualities.
noun; Latin

Answer 28

Analogy

Question 29

is the repeating of a word or phrase.

noun; Latin and (old) French

Answer 29

Repetition

Question 30

in a story is its underlying message(big idea).

noun; Greek, Latin, French

Answer 30

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