Chapter 6: Figurative Language & Nuance

Question 1

Dissonance

Answer 1

The distinction between author and narrator. Also known as rhetorical discord

Question 2

Diegesis

Answer 2

The narrative

Question 3

Mood

Answer 3

The reader’s feelings and emotions evoked from a text

Question 4

Diction

Answer 4

The choice and use of words and phrases in writing

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

A direct comparison of two things or concepts that may be unusual or unexpected. Does not use ‘like’ or ‘as’

A blanket of snow

Question 6

Mixed Metaphor

Answer 6

When two metaphors are blended in the same sentence resulting in a potentially confusing or humorous outcome.

“They need to get all of their ducks on the same page”

Question 7

Extended Metaphors

Answer 7

When the same comparison continues throughout an entire literary piece

Question 8

Similies

Answer 8

Comparison of two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’; more direct than a metaphor.

Question 9

Illusion vs. Allusion

Answer 9

Allusion is a reference to something outside the text, while Illusion is a reference to something that is defferent from reality.

Question 10

Auditory Illusion

Answer 10

How the ears interpret sound based on surroundings rather than volume or how a sound can seem like it comes from a different place than it actually originated

How a gunshot can bounce off of a surface

Question 11

Olfactory Illusions

Answer 11

When the sense of smell is tricked due to fatigue

Ex. Teenagers room stinks but they can’t tell

Question 12

Visual Illusions

Answer 12

When the eyes interpret lines or other input incorrectly due to environment or light

Mirages or sleight of hand

Question 13

What are the 3 characteristics of Allusion?

Answer 13

1. It’s indirect
2. Appeals to cultural conciousness
3. Is a type of shorthand

Question 14

Synecdoche

Answer 14

A part of something is used to refer to the whole, or the whole to the part

threads = clothes; drank the cup = cup contents

Question 15

Metonymy

Answer 15

When a thing refers to something else that it’s closely associated

wheels = car or plates = guests

Question 16

Cliche

Answer 16

elements of writing that have lost their impact due to overuse.

i.e. hair like silk

Question 17

Paradoxes

Answer 17

A contradiction that appears to make sense but upon deeper inspection is illogical.

Hamlet: “I must be cruel to be kind…”

Question 18

Equivocation

Answer 18

The misleading use of a word or string of words

[Blank] is/are better than nothing.

Question 19

Epic Simile

Answer 19

Extended comparisons that can carry on for several lines. Can interrupt flow but add vivid detail to the story.

Question 20

Hyperbole

Answer 20

When a simile is used to embellish or exaggerate something.

Question 21

Personification

Answer 21

A figurative language where animals, inanimate objects, and ideas are given human characteristics

Question 22

Apostrophe

Answer 22

Not the symbol! A figure of speech where a character addresses either an object, idea, or imaginary person as if they are in the room with them.

Romeo! Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?

Question 23

What are the 3 types of irony?

Answer 23

Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic

Question 24

Irony

Answer 24

When a word’s meaning is the opposite of what is stated or an outcome is different than what was expected.

Question 25

Verbal Irony

Answer 25

Typically used for humor. There are 4; Socratic, Sarcasm, Understatement, and Hyperbole

Question 26

Socratic Irony

Answer 26

When someone pretends ignorance to reveal another’s; often used when teaching.