RA Terminolgy

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

Reference to something well known

Question 3

Ambiguity

Answer 3

the multiple meanings to a word (whether intentional or not)

Question 4

Analogy

Answer 4

A comparision between two things/relationship between them.

Question 5

Anaphora

Answer 5

Repetition of word/phrase at beginning of successive clause (two or more)

Question 6

Anecdote

Answer 6

A short story/narrative about a real incident

Question 7

Antanaclasis

Answer 7

Repetition of word where the word changes in the second instance

Question 8

Antithesis

Answer 8

comparison (to highlight contrast) using grammatical structure

Question 9

Antistrophe

Answer 9

Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.

Question 10

Aphorism

Answer 10

A general saying/ moral truth

Question 11

Apostrophe

Answer 11

A call to something abstract (death, love, liberty)

Question 12

Aristotle’s appeals

Answer 12

Ethos, pathos, logos

Question 13

Asyndeton

Answer 13

omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words

Question 14

Chiasmus

Answer 14

Reversal of grammatical structure

Question 15

Colloquial/colloqualism

Answer 15

use of slang or in formalities in speech or writing

Question 16

Connotation

Answer 16

Implied meaning or a word

Question 17

Diction

Answer 17

the authors choice of words

Question 18

Didactic

Answer 18

intended to teach

Question 19

Epistrophe

Answer 19

repetition of words at the end of successive clauses

Question 20

Euphemism

Answer 20

A more positive way of saying something/ less offensive way of saying something

Question 21

extended metaphor

Answer 21

a metaphor that carries on throughout a work/essay

Question 22

Hyperbole

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An exaggeration that often produces irony (not meant to be taken seriously

Question 23

Hypophora

Answer 23

A question is asked but then immediately answered

Question 24

Juxtaposition

Answer 24

comparison of two things put in close proximity to emphasize contrasts and similarities

Question 25

Litotes

Answer 25

Form of understatement by making a point by denying its opposite

Question 26

Metonymy

Answer 26

referring to something by the name of something that's often associated with it

Question 27

Oxymoron

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Contradictory terms conjoined (deafening silence)

Question 28

paradox

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A statement that sounds sane but doesn't make much sense in the conclusion

Question 29

pedantic

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an adjective that describes words/phrases or a scholarly tone

Question 30

Rhetorical modes

Answer 30

Exposition, argumentation, narration, description

Question 31

Rhetorical question

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Question that is asked but doesnt require an answer, used to make the reader/audience think

Question 32

Syntax

Answer 32

Use of English language (use of sentences, diction, ect)

Question 33

Tone

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Authors stance/attitude on subject

Question 34

Types of sentences

Answer 34

Declarative, imperative, exclamatory, interrogative

Question 35

Understatement

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Making something seem less important/significant than it really is

Question 36

Parallelism

Answer 36

Phrases/sentences of similar construction placed side by side to which they balance one another

Question 37

Polysyndeton

Answer 37

Excessive use of conjunctions