Terminology (pg.3)

Question 1

Mood

Answer 1

the emotional atmosphere of a work

Question 2

Motif

Answer 2

a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs in various works

Question 3

Non sequitur

Answer 3

an inference that does not follow logically from the premises

Question 4

Paradox

Answer 4

an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth

Question 5

Parallelism

Answer 5

the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms

Question 6

Parody

Answer 6

humorous imitation of a serious work

Question 7

Parenthetical

Answer 7

a comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to quality or explain

Question 8

Pathos

Answer 8

appeal to emotion

Question 9

Pedantic

Answer 9

characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship

Question 10

Personification

Answer 10

endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics

Question 11

Philippic

Answer 11

a strong verbal denunciation

Question 12

Polysyndeton

Answer 12

the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural

Question 13

Rhetoric

Answer 13

the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner

Question 14

Rhetorical question

Answer 14

a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

Question 15

Rhetorical devices

Answer 15

literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

Question 16

Sarcasm

Answer 16

harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule

Question 17

Satire

Answer 17

the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions

Question 18

Scheme

Answer 18

an artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words (anaphora, anastrophe, antithesis are some examples of schemes)

Question 19

Simile

Answer 19

a comparison of two things using “like,” “as,” or other specifically comparative words

Question 20

Simple sentence

Answer 20

a sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause

Question 21

Solecism

Answer 21

non standard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules

Question 22

Structure

Answer 22

the arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work

Question 23

Style

Answer 23

the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work

Question 24

Syllepsis

Answer 24

a construction in which one word is used in two different senses

Question 25

Syllogism

Answer 25

three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise

Question 26

Synecdoche

Answer 26

using one part of an object to represent the entire object

Question 27

Synesthesia

Answer 27

describing one kind of sensation in terms of another

Question 28

Syntax

Answer 28

the manner in which words are arranged into sentences

Question 29

Theme

Answer 29

a central idea of a work

Question 30

Thesis

Answer 30

the primary position taken by a writer or speaker

Question 31

Tone

Answer 31

the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience

Question 32

Trope

Answer 32

an artful deviation from the ordinary or principal signification of a word (hyperbole, metaphor, and personification are some examples of tropes)

Question 33

Understatement

Answer 33

the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it

Question 34

Vernacular

Answer 34

the everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage