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Define inference.
What is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning; an educated guess
100
What literary device is used in the following excerpt from George Orwell's "Animal Farm"? "All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others."
What is didactic.
100
What literary device is used in the following example? "The truck has a Ferrari engine. Thus, it must be as fast as a Ferrari."
What is logical fallacy.
100
What term is defined as "a metaphor developed at great length"?
What is extended metaphor.
100
List the four modes of discourse.
What are exposition, narration, description, and argumentation.
200
Define invective.
What is an emotionally violent verbal denunciation or attack using abusive language; insulting or abusive language.
200
What literary device is used in the following excerpt from Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities? "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness."
What is juxtaposition.
200
What literary device is used in the following example? "The mall was formerly a landmark, once containing an ice skating rink and five bustling department stores."
What is a loose sentence.
200
What term is defined as "writing not intended to carry any literal meaning, usually imaginative or vivid"?
What is figurative language.
200
Define genre.
What is a group of works that share certain characteristics.
300
Define euphemism.
What is a less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts; a polite way of saying something.
300
What literary device is used in the following excerpt from Shakespeare's play Othello? “I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.”
What is euphemism.
300
What literary device is used in the following example? "The devout vegetarian ate McDonald's french fries, not knowing that they contain beef flavor."
What is irony.
300
Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, and oxymoron are all examples of what?
What are figures of speech or figurative language.
300
What term is defined as "the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work"?
What is literary mood.
400
Define metonymy.
What is a figure of speech where the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.
400
What literary device is used in the following excerpt from Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird? "People moved slowly then. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County."
What is hyperbole.
400
What literary device is used in the following example? "After such a large investment in a college education, Anne was eagerly fishing for a viable business venture to get returns on that investment."
What is a metaphor.
400
What term is defined as "a speech or lecture about morality, especially those given by Catholic priests during religious services"?
What is homily.
400
What term is defined as "the form of the verb that shows the mode or manner in which a thought is expressed"
What is grammatical mood.
500
Define exposition as a mode of discourse.
What is writing that intends to inform and demonstrates a point.
500
What literary device is used in the following excerpt from Shakespeare's "Julies Caesar"? "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears."
What is metonymy.
500
What literary device is used in the following excerpt? "I watched the blazing sun slide behind the green mountain, the smell of lavender filling my nose."
What is imagery.
500
What term is defined as "the features shown by texts that allow them to be put into a specific genre"?
What are generic conventions.
500
Describe the mood of the following excerpt from Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights": "There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago: and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible…"
Similar to or any of the following: depressing, gloomy, sullen, melancholy, somber.