Vocabulary

Question 1

define alliteration

Answer 1

the repetition of the same consonant of sounds at the beginning of words that occur close to each other in a series

Question 2

define symbolism

Answer 2

it is an object, event, action, or spoken words representing another to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant

Question 3

define tone

Answer 3

an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience that is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject

Question 4

define irony

Answer 4

a difference between appearance and reality

Question 5

types of irony

Answer 5

verbal, dramatic, and situational

Question 6

define juxtaposition

Answer 6

a literary device that implies comparison or contrast

Question 7

how do writers implement juxtaposition

Answer 7

by placing two entities side by side to create dramatic or ironic contrast

Question 8

define context

Answer 8

the background, environment, setting, framework, or surroundings of events or occurrences

Question 9

define hyperbole

Answer 9

an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis

Question 10

define paradox

Answer 10

a statement that appears at first to be contradictory but upon reflection then makes sense

Question 11

define motif

Answer 11

an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

Question 12

define archetype

Answer 12

a literary device in which a character is created based on a set of qualities or traits that are specific and identifiable for readers

Question 13

define parallelism

Answer 13

the repetition of grammatical elements in writing and speaking

Question 14

define foreshadowing

Answer 14

statements, hints, or suggestions about what may happen in the future

Question 15

define colloquial language

Answer 15

language that is informal and conversational

Question 16

define imagery

Answer 16

where the author uses words and phrases to create mental pictures for the readers

Question 17

define oxymoron

Answer 17

a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory

Question 18

define personification

Answer 18

a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human

Question 19

define allusion

Answer 19

a reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar

Question 20

define connotation

Answer 20

refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly

Question 21

define idiom

Answer 21

a set expression of a phase comprising two or more words and is not interpreted literally

Question 22

how is an idiom meant to be understood

Answer 22

as a phrase that means something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply

Question 23

define denotation

Answer 23

a word’s literal dictionary definition with no associated emotion

Question 24

define theme

Answer 24

the main idea or an underlying mean of a literary work which may be stated directly or indirectly