Vocabulary Quiz #4

Question 1

Oxymoron

Answer 1

words that contradict each other but when placed together make sense

example: seriously funny, walking dead

Question 2

Parody

Answer 2

Comedic device used to bring attention to something and create humor for the audience

Question 3

Pedantic

Answer 3

Excessive use of academic language to show intelligence or prove a point

Question 4

Satire

Answer 4

Comedic device used to ridicule often controversial/political topics

Question 5

Synecdoche

Answer 5

figure of speech in which a sub category of the word replaces the word itself

example: bread instead of food, wheels instead of vehicle

Question 6

Wit

Answer 6

Intelligent humor to express cleverness

Question 7

Zeugma

Answer 7

use of one word to link 2 different concepts or ideas

example: she broke his car and his heart

Question 8

Loose sentence

Answer 8

the main idea is expressed first, then follow by independent and dependent clauses

example: Bells rang, filling the air with their clangor

Question 9

Syllogism

Answer 9

Deductive reasoning where a form of one reasoning leads to the conclusion of another

example: All mammals are animals. All elephants are mammals. So all elephants are animals.