Misses Words

Question 1

ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won’t be sorry, meaning you’ll be glad

Answer 1

Litotes

Question 2

repeating a phrase in reverse order

Answer 2

Antimetoble

Question 3

subordination of one clause to another, or when the clauses are coordinated or subordinated to one another within sentences. a grammatical arrangement of constructs that work in the same way, but which play unequal roles in a sentence. It helps in defining the exact meaning of a clause.

Answer 3

hypotopic

Question 4

literary texts that are overloaded with informative or realistic matter, and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details. becomes a derogatory term referring to the forms of literature that are ostentatiously dull and erudite.

Answer 4

didactic

Question 5

the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.

Answer 5

anastrophe

Question 6

literary genre that uses daily-used language in writing and speaking. It is different from written works, as they normally follow the formal variety of language.

Answer 6

vernacular

Question 7

a repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story

Answer 7

motif