vocab2

Question 1

a descriptive word, phrase or title: ex. “Frederick the Great,” It can also mean name calling.

Answer 1

Epithet

Question 2

using a more polite term for a coarse or unpleasant term

Answer 2

Euphemism

Question 3

an extended metaphor—often the basis for an entire poem. “Love is a rose… blush as petals…steadfast as the stem…spiteful as thorns…enduring as roots….”

Answer 3

Conceit

Question 4

a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another with which it is associated (“The white house said today”—meaning, the press secretary of the current administration said); The use of a part of something to represent the whole.(“Ten sails crossed the sea” –meaning, ten ships crossed the ocean).

Answer 4

Metonymy/ Synecdoche:

Question 5

repetition of initial sounds

Answer 5

Alliteration

Question 6

the use of a word whose sound imitates the act or thing it names. The “buzzing” of a bee, for example, or the sound, “boom.”

Answer 6

Onomatopoeia

Question 7

an overused statement or idea.

Answer 7

Cliché

Question 8

deliberately dramatic or theatrical.

Answer 8

Histrionic language:

Question 9

A pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” (almost synonymous with epigram—but not paradoxical or necessarily poetic)

Answer 9

Aphorism

Question 10

repetition of the initial word or phrase in a series of clauses or phrases for emphasis and rhythm. “War is the enemy. War is the murder of children. War is the ravager of marriages. War is the destroyer of culture.”

Answer 10

Anaphora

Question 11

The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases or clauses. This is the counterpart to anaphora.

Answer 11

Epistrophe

Question 12

the original pattern or model of a character or idea that is frequently copied or repeated. Merlin, Gandolf, Dumbledore, obi wan kenobi: same guy, different names

Answer 12

Archetype