Language Analysis Review

Question 1

She lit up with a joyous glow on her face as she told about her fiancé and their wedding plans.

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The tone is excitement.

Question 2

an extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 3

giving human characteristics to a non-human object or thing

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personification

Question 4

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning or definition

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connotation

Question 5

She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket feverishly searching for dangers.

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The mood is fear.

Question 6

An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers

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soliloquy

Question 7

Using more vivid synonyms and antonyms to help develop ideas.

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word relationships

Question 8

the attitude a writer has toward a piece of text (the author's feelings toward the text)

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tone

Question 9

a phrase specific to a group of people that does not make sense if taken literally

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idiom

Question 10

A word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense in a spoken or written passage.

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figure of speech

Question 11

using sensory details (taste, touch, smell, sight, sound) to describe something

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imagery

Question 12

the repetition of similar sounds within different words or at the end of lines

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rhyme

Question 13

Correspondence of sound between ending words, especially when at the ends of lines of poetry.

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rhyme

Question 14

Using art illustrations to help the reader understand the author's meaning.

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This is not a literary technique.

Question 15

Tools authors use to convey meaning or to lend depth and richness to their writing

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These are literary techniques.

Question 16

A word or phrase written multiple times within a line or stanza

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repetition

Question 17

The action of repeating words or phrases for emphasis.

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repetition

Question 18

Writing with special intensity given to the expression of feelings with style and rhythm

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poetry

Question 19

The literal meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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denotation

Question 20

An exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.

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drama

Question 21

examining an author’s words critically

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Question 22

comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 23

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

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allusion

Question 24

Specific and deliberate choices of language which an author uses to convey meaning.

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This describes literary techniques.

Question 25

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes

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sonnet

Question 26

words that have a strong feeling attached to them (can be positive or negative)

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connotation

Question 27

use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think, especially in order to be funny

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irony

Question 28

Authors use literary techniques in their writing to...

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to appeal to our 5 senses., create a mental picture., give an audience something to connect to in the writing., make writing more interesting.

Question 29

words that sound like the sound they represent

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onomatopoeia

Question 30

a direct comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as"

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metaphor

Question 31

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

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nuance

Language Analysis Review

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Language Analysis Review

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