Words 23-27

Question 1

Aphorism

Answer 1

A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief
Ex: Early to bed and early to rise/ Make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise

Question 2

Colloquial

Answer 2

Ordinary language; the vernacular
Ex: In some states, a sandwich is called a sub, a grinder, or a hero

Question 3

Anadiplosis

Answer 3

Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause
Ex: “The crime was common, common be the pain”

Question 4

Asyndeton

Answer 4

The practice of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. In a list, it gives a more extemporaneous effect and suggests the list may be incomplete
Ex: He was brave, fearless, afraid of nothing

Question 5

Consonance

Answer 5

The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels
Ex: Pitter-patter, splish-splash, and click-clack