Week 5 vocab

Question 1

Rebuttal

Answer 1

when you argue against or respond to someone else’s
argument or opinion by explaining why you disagree with it

Question 2

Fable

Answer 2

Short story usually including animals or such

Question 3

Metaphor

Answer 3

Comparison without using like or as

Question 4

Simile

Answer 4

Using like or as

Question 5

Irony

Answer 5

Irony is when something happens that is the opposite of what
you’d expect, often in a surprising or funny way.

Question 6

Satire

Answer 6

type of writing or art that uses humor, exaggeration, or irony to
criticize or make fun of something

Question 7

Footnote

Answer 7

A footnote is a note at the bottom of a page in a book or article that
gives extra information about something in the text.

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

Answer 8

when a word sounds like the noise it describes.

Question 9

Hyperbole

Answer 9

an exaggerated way of saying something to make a point
● Example: “I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.”

Question 10

Obsolete

Answer 10

something is no longer used or needed because it has been replaced
by something newer or better.
● Example: “The home telephone has become obsolete because everyone has a
cell phone nowadays.”