Figurative Language Quiz 6

Realism

Attempting to describe nature in life without idealization and with attention to detail

Point of view example

" The catcher in the rye" was told from Holden Caulfield's

Simile example

"My love is as a fever, longing still" (Shakespeare, Sonnet CCLVII)

Zeugma example

"he close the door and his heart on his lost love"

synecdoche example

"lend me your ears" and " there were new faces at the meeting"

Simile

A direct, explicit comparison of one thing to another, using the words like or as

Synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part signifies a whole.

Sarcasm

A form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually critical. Can be light, and gently poke fun at something, or it can be harsh and mean

Zeugma

A grammatically correct construction in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective, is applied to two or more nouns without being repeated

Satire

A literary work that holds up human feelings to ridicule and censure

Sarcasm example

If you trip and drop your lunch and someone says, " that was smooth"

rhetorical question example

In Patrick Henry's " speech to the Virginia convention" he tries to persuade his audience to agree to go to war with Britain: "I ask, gentlemen, sir, what means does martial array, it is purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentleman assign any other possible motive for it? Has Great Britain any enemy, in this corner of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navy and army's?"

Rebuttal

An argument technique where in opposing arguments are anticipated and countered

syntax example

Polysyndeton, Asyndeton, Anaphora, and epistrophe are techniques of an author's

Tone example

Queen Elizabeth ________ in her speech to her troops is very inspirational and motivational in order to achieve her purpose

Rhetorical Question

Question that is asked simply for the sake of stylistic affect and is not expected to be answered

Style example

Rhetorical devices are the same thing as ______ techniques. The terms are interchangeable

Voice

The acknowledged or an unacknowledged source of the words of the story; the speakers or narrator's particular take on an idea based on a particular passage and how all the elements of the style of the piece come together to express his or her feelings

Rhetoric

The art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking

Tone

The attitude the narrator/author has toward the subject and theme. Based on particular stylistic devices employed by the author

Theme

The central or dominant idea or focus of a work. The statement a passage makes about its subject.

Style

The manner in which a writer combines and arranges words, shapes ideas, and utilizes syntax and structure

Prose

The ordinary form of written language without metrical structure in contrast to verse and poetry

Point of View

The relation in which a narrator/author stands to a subject of discourse. Requires the reader to establish the historical perspective of what is being said

Syntax

The way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. Basically, sentence structure

Symbolism, theme example

The white dress is Daisy and Jordan where in the great Gatsby are an example of ______ that represent the ______ of the influence of money on a persons life.

Symbolism

Use of a person, place, thing, event, or pattern the figuratively represents or "stands for" something else.