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antithesis...
there was a loud crack
the sausages were sizzling in the pan
oh my god is cat weighs a ton
many are called, but few are chosen.
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Syntax primarily refers to...
Word Choice
The art of writing effectively
Sentence Stucture
A tax on poor choices
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When well done, this can be witty and insightful; it can also be cruel
Anticedent
Understatement
Sarcasm
Conceit
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If I use a question I don't expect you to actually answer, it is a:
Apostrophe
Ambiguous Question
Faux Pas
Rhetorical Question
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examples of litotes
he's no fool
she is not a beauty queen
she's not ugly
a million dollars is no small amount
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Mr Smith "passed away," is an example of what?
An understatement
A euphemism
Semantics
A metaphor
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Where do you find a caption?
Under the photo
On the cover
At the top of the page
At the back of the book
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Choose the rhetorical question.
What do you think cats will do to native animals?
Everyone deserves to be safe, don't they?
We shouldn't let cats outside at night.
Let's make the cat ban happen!
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Example of allusion?
its raining cats and dogs.
she is the apple of my eye.
she felt like she had a golden ticket.
you are my sunshine.
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what is Glittering Generalities?
Words sound good, but is there a deeper meaning?
A famous person announces support for someone
Everyone is doing it! You should too
Smears or damages an opponent
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Parallelism is...
Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases/words
Repetition of the same phrase
Similarity of structure in a pair/series of words/phrases
Attribution of a lifelike quality to inanimate object/idea
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Define dysphemism.
"dissing" feminism
using a vulgar term to insult a woman
an unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant/neutral one
a pleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one
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An understatement
Invective
Metonymy
Litotes
Synechdoce
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Best definition of caricature
A serious cartoon with vivid colors
A picture of nature used to enhance a literature point
A black and white cartoon
a drawing in which features or mannerisms are exaggerated
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A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
Jargon
Litotes
Cliché
Satire
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Examples of Epistrophe?
We are born to sorrow, pass our time in sorrow,
This is wrong, number 3 is wrong, dont click this its wrong.
He could be working at Burger K spitting on your onion rings
The time is now, the need is now, we must act, now
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A device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a balanced phrase
Atmosphere
Invective
Antithesis
Transition
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Which one is a Polysyndeton?
I want to go to Paris, and Rome, and Berlin, and London...
I want to go to Paris. I want to go to Rome. I want to go...
I want to go to Paris, but I would also like to visit Rome..
Paris, Rome, Berlin, and London I would like to visit.
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What is an anecdote?
Your plan of action.
Your main idea.
Where you are now.
A personal story about your experiences.
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what would be a common example of an adjacency pair?
problem problem
resolution evaluation
question answer
bicep tricep
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What should be on your infographic?
Facts and Statistics
All of the above
Visual Techniques
Persuasive Language
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Which of these is Emanata?
Artist drawing style
Symbols to portray emotion
My soul
Sweet release of death
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Eulogy
A speech for anyone
A speech in praise and honor of someone who has died
A wedding speech
A political speech
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Which of the following is an example of Ambiguity?
The frosting is white as snow
Ben is cute.
The apple is green
The chicken is ready to eat
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What does Anthropomorphism mean?
gods internal form
To believe
Taking human form
Invisible
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What is a pictogram?
a pie chart
A chart using columns
A chart with a line
A chart using pictures
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Which is an example of an analogy?
Millionaires don't have great salaries.
Nature puts on shows every time it rain and snows.
Wheel is to bike as tire is to car.
A dove resembles peace.
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Which is NOT an example of metonymy?
Get out of town!
Give me a hand.
My hands are cold
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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Which is an example of an analogy?
Wheel is to bike as tire is to car.
Nature puts on shows every time it rain and snows.
A dove resembles peace.
Millionaires don't have great salaries.
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," is an exampe of what?
Periodic Sentence
Extended Metaphor
Dramatic Irony
Parallelism
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Words or expressions that are used by a particular group and are hard for others to understand.
Irony
Anaphora
Homily
Jargon
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An argument directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.
Ad Hominem Fallacy
Slippery Slope Fallacy
Tu Quoque Fallacy
Strawman Fallacy
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When the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.
Anaphora
Metonymy
Litotes
Semantics
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A writer’s word choices, especially with regard to effectiveness.
Syntax
Diction
Prose
assonance
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Which one is NOT a chiasmus?
This too shall pass, can make a sad person happy and a happy person sad.'
In peace, sons bury their fathers, in war, fathers bury their sons."
"Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you."
Priscilla's left ear.
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what is the definition of bandwagon
an advertisement that includes powerful language
when the statistics are based on a falsehood
makes people feel as if their safety is in danger
taps into people's desire to belong to a group
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What is the definition for cacophony?
close to something
a chemical inside your body that makes you sweat
something due to a chemical reaction
unpleasant loud sounds
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Define epistrophe
Repetition of words at the beginning of a sentence or phrase
Repetition of the words in the middle of a sentence or phrase
Repetition of words at the end of a sentence or phrase
Repetition
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Omitting a portion of the sequence, allowing the reader to fill in the narrative gaps.
Metaphor
Denotation
Ellipsis
Denote
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"Cuckoo!" and "Whack!" are examples of...
Alliteration
Syllogisms
Onomatopoeia
Subjugation
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When an author presents or describes inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes.
Personification
Oxymoron
Situational Irony
Paradox
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Which of the following is an example of a zeugma?
She stole my heart and my cat.
He placed Beck in the cage with no signs of regret.
Louis took out the trash that night with Pam.
Dwight leaned on the fridge in the break room.
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Name both transitions used:
Moment to Moment and Subject to Subject
Subject to Subject and Aspect to Aspect
graphic weight
Action to Action and Subject to Subject
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What is a chiasmus?
A deep crevice within the Earth
A device related to parallelism - used to reverse and compare ideas
A literary device used to demonstrate differences
A rhetorical device that uses "like" or "as"
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The implied, suggested meaning of something
Genre
Form
Assertion
Connotation
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Choose the hyperbole:
Jumbo shrimp
Costs a zillion dollars
Break wind
Cruel to be kind
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What is a testimonial?
Using a famous person to sell products and ideas
When you compliment someone, he or she will pay attention
Good looking models make us believe we can look like them
statistics and charts persuade us that something is worth it
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Which of the following words has LOW modality?
You
will
may
them
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When the reader surmises things the text is really saying
I infer
I connotate
I exaggerate
I imply
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What is Bathos
I didn't kill Matt! But I did eat the last slice of pie.
Hello darkness, my friend.
Matt was not exactly nice.
Eat slugs, Malfoy!
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Which parts of this comic has the most graphic weight?
The speech bubbles
The man's glasses
Batman
The man's face in the front
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The repetition of consonant sounds, in two or more neighbouring words.
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Incontinence
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Choose the oxymoron:
Awfully lucky
Best of all time
Between jobs
I am nobody.
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common, ordinary, vernacular language
colloquial
satiric
restrained
concerned
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Which is an example of asyndeton?
The air was thick and warm and heavy and sluggish.
The air was thick, warm, heavy, sluggish.
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Which is an example of a symbol?
A book giving you advice
Your memory not recovering?
A sign that reads stop
The color blue meaning sad
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"All the world's a stage" is an example of what?
Homily
Metaphor
Satire
Simile
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Choose the paradox:
I have a ton of homework.
Fell off the back of the truck.
It's my least favorite color.
The rules: There are no rules.
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Hinted at or suggested, though not plainly expressed.
metaphor
Implicit
Explicit
Connotation
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What does "didactic" mean?
The central idea or theme of a work
An emotionally violent, verbal attack using strong language
A word or phrase that is overly scholarly
Something intended to teach
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The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an effect .
Aphorism
Invective
Anaphora
Onomatopoeia
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What is transfer technique?
switching
pleasant emotion from image is transferred to the product
leaving out information
where a negative feeling is felt by the buyer
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What does this pictogram mean?
Bomb
Atomic
Don't know
Boom
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A play on words based on a word that has one sound but two meanings.
Allusion
Connotation
Onomatopoeia
Pun
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An example of a dysphemism is
dirty instead of filthy
between jobs instead of unemployed
Snail Mail for Postal Mail
turd instead of poop
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Which of these is not an example of a Tricolon?
Seeing, hearing, feeling, understanding the same world
We splashed through bogs, ate like hogs, slept like logs.
He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid.
Eye it, try it, buy it.
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Which word is a current neologism?
geobragging
swag
chillax
tweet cred
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Puns, onomatopoeia, and double entendre are tropes involving word play
False
True
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What is a sidebar?
Statistical facts included in an article
A non-fiction text feature with additional information
The border surrounding a non-fiction text
The caption under a photo
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What is a masthead?
The distinctive title of a newspaper or magazine
The iconic logo of RKO Studios
The main story on the front of a magazine or newspaper
Where the BBC fly the union flag
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What is the purpose of a Navigation Bar?
To look attractive on a homepage
To let you navigate the different pages on the website/
To be at the top of a website
To help you shop more
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A statement that is self contradictory.
Sarcasm
Existential
Inherent
Paradox
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A text that uses humor/ irony/ exaggeration/ ridicule to expose and criticise
Hyperbole
Ellipses
Irony
Satire
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Define: PLAIN FOLKS
use of virtue words/opposite of name calling
A public figure or celebrity promoting a product
making huge predictions based on a few small facts
convincing the audience that a celebrity is "just like us"
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Which one is an example of Non-Sequitur?
School is fun and my teachers are nice.
I had a crazy music teacher last year. My apples are green
I like sushi and pizza.
I got sick after eating sushi last week. Pizza is the best.
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Which of these is an example of an allegory?
"I think, therefore I am."
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Ka-pow!
Peter Piper picked pickled peppers.
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The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
Invective
Alliteration
Accent
Colloquialisms
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Is this an infographic?
No
Yes
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Which of these sentences has the highest modality?
You should sleep.
You might want to go to sleep.
You ought to sleep.
You must sleep.
