vocab quiz 1

Question 1

apostrophe

Answer 1

words that are spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary, or to an object or abstract idea

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

a reference to a work of literature, film, etc.

Question 3

synecdoche

Answer 3

“All hands on deck”

Question 4

litotes

Answer 4

a figure of speech in which words and phrases with opposite meanings are balanced against each other

Question 5

allegory

Answer 5

a work of literature in which characters, events, and items are directly symbolic of specific social figures, themes, ideas

Question 6

hyperbole

Answer 6

a figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used

Question 7

imagery

Answer 7

writing that uses strong sensory detail

Question 8

conceit

Answer 8

a fanciful poetic image or metaphor that likens one thing to something else that is seemingly very different

Question 9

anaphora

Answer 9

the repetition of specific phrases/ parallel syntax specifically used for dramatic or emphatic effect