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Literary Terminology and Vocabulary
Literary Terminology and Vocabulary
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#Literary terminology and vocabulary quiz to review for Thursday's quiz
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To prevaricate means to:
puzzle, confuse, or bewilder
speak or act in an evasive way
regard or represent as being of little worth
be sluggish in character
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The definition of anecdote is:
Character who lacks traditional qualities of heroes
Addressing some abstraction that is not physically present
Short, narrative account of an interesting or amusing event
Omission of one or more conjunctions
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A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
Enigma
Austere
Languid
Choleric
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Entails the omission of one or more conjunctions which are usually used in a series of phrases
Asyndeton
Anaphora
Atmosphere
Anadiplosis
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Any wording, action, or symbol that can be read in divergent or multiple ways
Antithesis
Allusion
Ambiguity
Anastrophe
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The intentional repetition of beginning clauses in order to create an artistic effect
Ambiguity
Allegory
Aside
Anaphora
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The house in "The Destructors" could be read as an:
Allegory
Apostrophe
Aside
Archetype
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Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
Supercilious
Diabolic
Aristocratic
Languid
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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
Aristocratic
Bellicose
Choleric
Ambivalent
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"To err is human; to forgive, divine is an example of:
Antithesis
Anaphora
Archetype
Aside
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The definition of alacrity is:
Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something
Brisk and cheerful readiness
Loud and argumentative
Having or showing a quick/hot temper
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Showing the cunning or wickedness of a devil; befitting hell
Ephermeral
Disparaging
Choleric
Diabolic/Diabolical
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A person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; a fraud
Prevaricator
Enigma
Charlatan
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"One should eat to live, not live to eat" is an example of:
Antithesis
Antimetabole
Ambiguity
Aphorism
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Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause
Anadiplosis
Allusion
Allegory
Anastrophe
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"There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt" is an:
Anecdote
Apostrophe
Aphorism
Allusion
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Lasting fora very short time; momentary; brief
alacrity
ephemeral
aristocratic
diabolic
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The definition of austere:
Brisk and cheerful readiness
Sluggish in character or disposition
Having a quick temper
Severe, stern, or cold in disposition; morally strict
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"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" exemplifies:
Apostrophe
Anastrophe
Atmosphere
Anadiplosis
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The definition of antagonist is:
the character in conflict with the protagonist
A casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure
Repetition of words in reverse grammatical order
Inversion of the natural or usual word order
