Week 11: Grammar

Question 1

Define alliteration

Answer 1

a series of words beginning with the same consonant sound

Question 2

Define allusion

Answer 2

a reference to a famous figure, text, or event

Question 3

Define anaphora

Answer 3

the repetition of words or phrases with a slight variation

Question 4

Define hyperbole

Answer 4

extreme exaggeration for emphasis

Question 5

Define idiom

Answer 5

well-known expression, can’t be understood from just looking at the words

Question 6

Define imagery

Answer 6

descriptive language that appeals to the five senses

Question 7

What are the three types of irony?

Answer 7

verbal, situational, dramatic

Question 8

Define each type of irony

Answer 8

verbal: sarcasm
situational: the opposite of what’s expected
dramatic: the audience knows something but a character doesn’t

Question 9

Define metaphor

Answer 9

compares two things by stating one is another

Question 10

Define onomatopoeia

Answer 10

a word that sounds like what it describes

Question 11

Define oxymoron

Answer 11

two words with opposite meanings coming together

Question 12

Define personification

Answer 12

giving human attributes to non-human things

Question 13

Define pun

Answer 13

humorous play on words

Question 14

Define simile

Answer 14

comparison between two things using “like” or “as”

Question 15

Define symbolism

Answer 15

representing an idea through an image, object, action, or character