indirect reference to a famous person/event/ idea.

A rhetorical question is a..

one used to provoke listeners to think about ideas.

a story with two coherent meanings.

an understatement for ironical effect.

placing opposites to emphasis differences.

Imagery refers to the..

creation of mind images / pictures.

a direct address to a person/ personified idea.

word or phrase that is used to stand in for another word.

leaving out words to so readers can supply missing words.

overused and unoriginal word / phrase.

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1
An imperative is a..
inquiry.
request.
command.
2
An allusion is a...
indirect reference to a famous person/event/ idea.
direct reference to a famous person/thing/ event.
3
A rhetorical question is a..
play on questions.
exaggeration of a question.
one used to provoke listeners to think about ideas.
4
An allergory is a
a story with two coherent meanings.
direct address to a personified idea.
a long, narrative poem.
5
Connotation refers to the..
implied meaning of a word.
understood meaning of a word.
dictionary meaning of a word.
6
A litote is a/an...
exaggeration for effect.
a lie detector.
an understatement for ironical effect.
7
An antithesis is...
placing opposites to emphasis differences.
replacing a harsh word with one that has pleasant meanings.
a play on words.
8
An Elegy is a poem that...
laments a person's death.
celebrates the birth of a child.
celebrates a person's life.
9
Imagery refers to the..
creation of moving images.
creation of static images.
creation of mind images / pictures.
10
An apostrophe is ...
a direct address to a person/ personified idea.
a direct address to an audience.
a deliberate exaggeration.
11
A Ballad is a poem that...
tells a story.
tells a joke.
laments the loss of a loved one.
12
A Metonymy is a ...
word or phrase that is used to stand in for another word.
substitution of a term that is part of a whole for the whole
when a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what is said.
13
A hyperbole is a/an...
over-used expression.
play on words.
deliberate exaggeration.
14
A neologism is a/an..
archaic word.
opposite of a word.
a new word/expression.
15
A Sonnet is a ...
14-line poem
13-line poem
15-line poem.
16
An Ellipsis is ...
a statement which contradicts itself.
leaving out words to so readers can supply missing words.
similar to a rhetorical question.
17
A cliche is a/an...
word similar in meaning to another.
new and original word.
overused and unoriginal word / phrase.

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