Vocabulary 11-20

Question 1

assonance

Answer 1

the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables or words without repeating consonant sounds

Question 2

bandwagon

Answer 2

a persuasive technique that attempts to get people to follow the crowd using the logical fallacy that, since
“everyone else likes it,” it must be good

Question 3

bias

Answer 3

the writer’s outlook or prejudice; the writer’s leaning or belief about a topic

Question 4

cause and effect

Answer 4

a strategy for analyzing a subject by examining the reasons for specific actions or events (cause) and the
consequences or results of certain causes (effect)

Question 5

characterization

Answer 5

the manner in which an author presents a character by using the character’s actions, dialogue, description, or how
other characters react to that character

Question 6

chronological order

Answer 6

details are arranged in the order in which they happen

Question 7

classification

Answer 7

details are placed into categories

Question 8

cliché

Answer 8

an overused word or phrase that lacks originality and weakens the thought

Question 9

compare/contrast

Answer 9

a strategy for thinking or writing that involves explaining, defining, or evaluating subjects by showing how they
resemble and differ from each other or from some standard for evaluation

Question 10

conceit

Answer 10

an elaborate and extended metaphor, especially in poetic images