week of 9/18

Question 1

telegraphic sentence

Answer 1

5 words or less

Question 2

polsyndeton

Answer 2

use multiple conjunctions to achieve an affect on style

Question 3

asyndeton

Answer 3

eliminate the use of conjunctions to achieve an effect on rhythm

Question 4

cognitive dissonance

Answer 4

having inconsistent thoughts relating to behavioral decisions

Question 5

destabilizing event

Answer 5

action that sets plot in motion by creating conflict

Question 6

hero’s journey

Answer 6

wins a victory in a decisive crisis and comes home changed

Question 7

magical realism

Answer 7

style that incorporates fantastic elements into realistic fiction

Question 8

hyperbole

Answer 8

an exaggeration to emphasize reality

Question 9

suspension of disbelief

Answer 9

suspending critical faculties to believe something unreal

Question 10

metareference

Answer 10

a character has an awareness of being in a dramatic work

Question 11

denouement

Answer 11

final part of the narrative where the plot all comes together

Question 12

epiphany

Answer 12

character achieves realization

Question 13

stream of consciousness

Answer 13

applies a natural flow of speech

Question 14

verisimilitude

Answer 14

extent to which a text is believable

Question 15

unreliable narrator

Answer 15

narrator whose credibility has been compromised

Question 16

bildungsroman

Answer 16

novel focusing on psychological growth of the main character

Question 17

anaphora

Answer 17

repetition at the beginning of sentences in a row

Question 18

juxtaposition

Answer 18

balancing ideas that are strongly contrasted by grammatical structure

Question 19

didactic

Answer 19

teaches a specific lesson and provides a model of correct behavior

Question 20

antithesis

Answer 20

rhetorical device placing typically unrelated ideas next to each other

Question 21

paradox

Answer 21

statement that seems contradictory but is true

Question 22

prose

Answer 22

style of writing portraying the character’s inner working

Question 23

ambiguous

Answer 23

having several meanings or interpretations

Question 24

alliteration

Answer 24

repetition of consonant sounds

Question 25

allusion

Answer 25

reference to something known outside of the text