Vocab Quiz 3

Question 1

Ethos

Answer 1

Credibility

Question 2

Pathos

Answer 2

Emotion

Question 3

Logos

Answer 3

Logic

Question 4

Ad Hominem Argument

Answer 4

Against the man, attacking the speaker

Question 5

Archetypal Symbols

Answer 5

Symbols with universal meanings

Question 6

Alliteration

Answer 6

Tounge-twisters

Question 7

Allegory

Answer 7

Same story, different characters

Question 8

Allusion

Answer 8

A direct or indirect reference to something that is presumably commonly known

Question 9

Analogy

Answer 9

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them

Question 10

Antithesis

Answer 10

“Not” or opposites. “It’s not you, it’s me.” A figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas

Question 11

Ambiguity

Answer 11

The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage, almost similar to an opinion where it is left up for interpretation or up in the air

Question 12

Atmosphere

Answer 12

The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author’s choice of objects that are described, frequently, atmosphere foreshadows events

Question 13

Apostrophe

Answer 13

Apostrophes “point” up, like they are talking to something higher up

Question 14

Aphorism

Answer 14

Bumper stickers, action speak louder than words, “live, laugh, love,” a terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth of moral principle, an aphorism can be a memorable summation of the author’s point

Question 15

Catciature

Answer 15

Stereotype

Question 16

Colloquialism

Answer 16

Slang or informality in speech or writing, also regionalized words

Question 17

Connotation

Answer 17

Involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes

Question 18

Denotation

Answer 18

The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word

Question 19

Diction

Answer 19

Word choice

Question 20

Hyperbole

Answer 20

Over exageration

Question 21

Invective

Answer 21

Cussing out

Question 22

Irony

Answer 22

The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant

Question 23

Verbal Irony

Answer 23

Sarcasm

Question 24

Situational Irony

Answer 24

Something you wouldn’t expect, fire station burns down

Question 25

Dramatic Irony

Answer 25

Romeo and Juliet, scary movies

Question 26

Juxtaposition

Answer 26

Comparing two things that aren’t alike

Question 27

Metaphor

Answer 27

Comparison not using like or as

Question 28

Metonomy

Answer 28

One word that represents other areas, press or White House

Question 29

Narrative

Answer 29

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events

Question 30

Onomatopeia

Answer 30

Figure of speech where natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words

Question 31

Parody

Answer 31

A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule

Question 32

Oxymoron

Answer 32

Two words with opposite meanings, bad Friday

Question 33

Rhetorical Modes

Answer 33

The variety, conventions, and the purposes of major kinds of writing

Question 34

Expository Writing

Answer 34

Facts or info, instructions, analyzing information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and discussion

Question 35

Argumentation

Answer 35

Making a point, prove the validity of an idea or point of view by presenting reasoning, discussion, and convincing

Question 36

Description

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Sensory, visually present a person, place, event, or action so the reader can picture what is being described

Question 37

Narration

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To tell a story or narrate an event or series of events

Question 38

Rhetorical Question

Answer 38

A question asked merely for effect and does not expect a reply, the answer is assumed

Question 39

Satire

Answer 39

Exageration, irony, humor, allegory, or ridicule, a work that harshly and critically targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions

Question 40

Simile

Answer 40

Comparison using like, as, or if

Question 41

Symbolism

Answer 41

Anything that represents or stands for something else

Question 42

Natural Symbols

Answer 42

Archetypal symbols, objects or occurences from nature to represent ideas commonly associated with it

Question 43

Conventional Symbols

Answer 43

Well known, invested with meaning by a group, religous, flags, hospitals

Question 44

Literary Symbols

Answer 44

Found in variety of works and generally recognized, implied throughout the story, may be specific to each literary piece

Question 45

Syntax

Answer 45

Sentence structure and length

Question 46

Theme

Answer 46

The main idea, central ideas or messages of the work

Question 47

Understatement

Answer 47

The ironic minimizing of a fact

Question 48

Lilotes

Answer 48

Made indirectly by denying the opposute, he was not averse to drink, Elon Musk is kind of rich

Question 49

Meiosis

Answer 49

Belittling, something is referred to in terms less important than it really desrves, something impressive described simply, mortal wound being called a scratch