Vocab 30-58

Question 1

Litotes

Answer 1

Understatement in which the affirmative is stated in a negative way “his victory was no small accomplishment”

Question 2

Loose sentence

Answer 2

A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first followed by phrases and clauses

Question 3

Malapropism

Answer 3

The “mistaken” substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar

Question 4

Maxim

Answer 4

A concise statement often offering advice

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

A direct comparison between two different things, not using like or as

Question 6

Metonymy

Answer 6

A term that is substituted for another with which it is closely related “by the sweat of ones brow-hard labor”

Question 7

Narrative

Answer 7

Writing concerned with relating an event or series of events

Question 8

Non sequitor

Answer 8

An inference that does not follow logically from the premises

Question 9

Oxymoron

Answer 9

Conjoining contradictory terms “deafening silence”

Question 10

Parable

Answer 10

A simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson

Question 11

Paradox

Answer 11

An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth

Question 12

Parallelism

Answer 12

Using the same pattern of words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence

Question 13

Parody

Answer 13

A work of art that imitates either the style or subject of an artist to ridicule, criticism, or tribute

Question 14

Pathos

Answer 14

The quality of work that makes the author feel pity

Question 15

Pedantic

Answer 15

Excessive display of learning or scholarship

Question 16

Periodic sentence

Answer 16

A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. The independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone.

Question 17

Polemic

Answer 17

A passionate speech or essay that argues against someone or something in order to create controversy.

Question 18

Polysyndeton

Answer 18

The use of more conjunctions than necessary or normal

Question 19

Rhetorical question

Answer 19

A question asked for rhetorical affect, not requiring an answer

Question 20

Rhetorical shift

Answer 20

A significant alteration of diction, syntax, or point of view in a work

Question 21

Satire

Answer 21

A work that targets human vices or follies or social institutions and conventions in hopes of reforming, or at least ridiculing. Satire is more finely nuanced and comprehensive then parody.

Question 22

Simple sentence

Answer 22

A sentence consisting of one independent clause

Question 23

Syllogism/syllogistic reasoning

Answer 23

A deductive reasoning system that presents 2 premises (major and minor) that lead to a valid conclusion

Question 24

Synecdoche

Answer 24

Related to metonymy–an actual part is substituted for a whole

Question 25

Synesthesia

Answer 25

Describing ones sensory experience in terms of another

Question 26

Syntax

Answer 26

The structure or word order of a sentence or series of sentences

Question 27

Tautology

Answer 27

Needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding

Question 28

Understatement

Answer 28

The deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is

Question 29

Vernacular

Answer 29

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