Midterm Review #1-25

Question 1

the author’s attitude towards a subject

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tone

Question 2

Purpose – using conjunctions to emphasize rhythm and therefore emphasize a certain point

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polysyndeton

Question 3

excessive pride or arrogance

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hubris

Question 4

the use of one object, character, or idea to represent something larger than itself

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symbol/symbolic

Question 5

When the audience knows what will happen next but the characters do not

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dramatic irony

Question 6

“Soldiers were equipped with steel” is more concise than saying, “The soldiers were equipped with swords or knives."

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synecdoche

Question 7

“I came, I saw, I conquered.”

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asyndeton

Question 8

When the opposite of what is expected occurs

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irony

Question 9

The act of using words or phrases several times for effect.

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repetition

Question 10

Any element, subject, idea or concept that is consistently present through the entire body of literature

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motif

Question 11

“They are protesting for the perpetuation of injustice in the community; we’re protesting for the birth of justice."

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parallel structure

Question 12

The purpose of ______ helps in reducing the indirect meaning of the phrase and presents it in a concise form.

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asyndeton

Question 13

figure of speech in which the part of something is used to represent the whole

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synecdoche

Question 14

pretending to omit something

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paralipsis

Question 15

repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses

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conduplicatio

Question 16

an educated guess made by the reader, based on evidence in the story

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inference

Question 17

A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else without using “like” or “as.”

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metaphor

Question 18

a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense

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paradox

Question 19

“We will have difficult times. We’ve had difficult times in the past. And we will have difficult times in the future.”

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conduplicatio

Question 20

a piece of punctuation ()

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parenthesis

Question 21

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines

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anaphora

Question 22

Similarity in structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

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parallel structure

Question 23

Example: “I will not even mention the fact that my opponent was a poor student.”

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paralipsis

Question 24

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

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antithesis

Question 25

a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art

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allusion

Question 26

“...there were in every community men and women who spoke the language of duty and morality and loyalty and obligation”

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polysyndeton

Question 27

The purging of pity and fear (the ultimate goal of a tragedy).

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catharsis

Question 28

the absence of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses or words

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asyndeton

Question 29

language that creates a sensory impression (includes appeals to the visual (eyes), auditory (ears), tactile (touch)

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imagery

Question 30

a moment of sudden revelation or insight

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epiphany

Question 31

Note: It is the repetition of grammatical structures, not words (as in anaphora or conduplicatio).

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parallel structure

Question 32

When someone says the opposite of what they mean

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verbal irony

Question 33

The purpose of _____ is to serve as an effective focusing device showing the reader what to concentrate on.

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conduplicatio

Question 34

When the opposite of what is expected in a situation occurs (such as a teacher’s kid getting detention)

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situational irony

Question 35

repetition of conjunctions such as “and”, “or”, “for” and “but” in close succession

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polysyndeton

Question 36

Intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.

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understatement

Question 37

giving clues to the reader about what will happen next

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foreshadowing

Question 38

the repetition of similar consonant sounds within a phrase or sentence

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alliteration

Question 39

two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect

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antithesis

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