Exam Vocab

Question 1

Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Answer 1

Alliteration

Question 2

Expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
Reference to a well-known piece of literature, art, metrology, etc.

Answer 2

Allusion

Question 3

Comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

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Analogy

Question 4

Short, amusing, or interesting story to make a point

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Anecdote

Question 5

Language used in ordinary or familiar conversation: not formal

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Colloquial

Question 6

Feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration: worthless

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Contemptuous

Question 7

Without the basic necessities of life

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Destitute

Question 8

Intended to teach, having moral instruction as an hidden motive

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Didactic

Question 9

To urge, command, or encourage

Answer 9

Hortative

Question 10

Overexaggeration to make a point

Answer 10

Hyperbole

Question 11

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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Indignant

Question 12

Cheerful and friendly

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Jovial

Question 13

A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct

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Maxim

Question 14

Having an excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one’s physical appearance

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Narcissistic

Question 15

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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Oxymoron

Question 16

A statement that appears to be contradictory, but has truth when part of it is in interpreted figuratively
May be true when investigsted

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Paradox

Question 17

Like a person who so excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

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Pedantic

Question 18

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

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Pernicious

Question 19

Irritatingly grand, solemn, or exhibiting self importance

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Pompous

Question 20

Of the nature of or characterized by reverence (deep respect)

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Reverential

Question 21

Having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive (typically used of a man)

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Virile

Question 22

The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

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Irony

Question 23

Comparison between two seemingly unlike things

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Metaphor

Question 24

Explicit comparison between 2 seemingly unlike things with “like” or “as”

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Simile

Question 25

Type of implied metaphor attributing human qualities to an inanimate object

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Personification

Question 26

Question asked for rhetorical effect to emphasize a point: no answer is expected

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Rhetorical question

Question 27

Word that imitates the sound it represents

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Onomatopoeia

Question 28

Expresses similar or related ideas in similar grammatical structures

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Parallelism

Question 29

Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas

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Antithesis

Question 30

Grammatical structure where the first clause or phrase is reversed in the second often using the same words

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Chiasmus

Question 31

first essay prompt points

Answer 31

parallelism logical reasoning appeal to fear in america needa its nerds leonid friedman uses rhetoric to convince readers and explain his argument that america overlooks academic achievement fridman uses useful rhetorical choices to corroborate his argument which reveals a prominent problem in our world: we need to change and develop our society in a way that nurtures success instead of shame it

Question 32

second essay prompt points

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analogies irony anaphora in on being a cripple, author nancy mairs lays out her identity and uses rhetoric to explain to and convince her readers of why she identifies with the word that seems to make society wince in discomfort: a cripple in mairs’ writing, she talks about why she identifies as a cripple. However, the passage conveys a hortative meaning that everyone should be able to comfortably identify with who they truly are

Question 33

third essay prompt points

Answer 33

ethos analogies anaphora in claudia “lady bird” johnson’s tribute to eleanor roosevelt, johnson effectively describes roosevelt’s character and what she stood for. the rhetorical devices johnson used to develop her tribute include ethos, analogies, and anaphora Through ethos, analogies, and anaphora, Johnson successfully pays a well-established and respectful tribute to “the First Lady in the world”: Eleanor Roosevelt