Question 1

What is the definition of allusion?

Accepted Answer

An indirect reference

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To be confused

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To want a sandwich

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A demand

Question 2

What is an example of allusion?

Accepted Answer

Don't be a Scrooge!

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Being lost at a baseball game

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Eating a lot of cake

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To be a mime

Question 3

What is the definition of ambiguity?

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Being open to more than one interpretation

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The comparison of two things

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You are as beautiful as a summer's day

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The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

Question 4

What is an example of ambiguity?

Accepted Answer

To accept that the rain could be bad for the party you are throwing, but that it's also good for the flowers.

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I'm so hungry I could eat a cow

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Using slang makes speech more informal

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Someone saying "Holloween" and you get excited because it's your favorite holiday

Question 5

What is the definition of analogy?

Accepted Answer

The comparison of two things

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The language used in casual conversation

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"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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An indirect reference

Question 6

What is an example of an analogy?

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You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard

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It was dark in the forest

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I'm so hungry I could eat a cow

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It was dark in the forest

Question 7

What is the definition of antithesis?

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Something that is the exact opposite of something else

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Character traits that are expected

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An arrangement of words to create a well-formed sentence

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A feeling or idea that a word invokes

Question 8

What is an example of antithesis?

Accepted Answer

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The light at the end of the dock in The Great Gatsby

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The word "red" is the color red

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Saying "The Crown" in  reference to royalty

Question 9

What is the definition of colloquial?

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The language used in casual conversation

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An arrangement of words to create a well-formed sentence

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Something that is the exact opposite of something else

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A figure of speech, making a comparison

Question 10

What is an example of colloquial?

Accepted Answer

Using "kind of" instead of "somewhat"

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The light at the end of the dock in The Great Gatsby

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It was dark in the forest

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Using slang makes speech more informal

Question 11

What is a connotation?

Accepted Answer

A feeling or idea that a word invokes

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The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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Being open to more than one interpretation

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An imitation of something, usually to be funny

Question 12

What is an example of connotation

Accepted Answer

Someone saying "Holloween" and you get excited because it's your favorite holiday

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Using slang makes speech more informal

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The word "red" is the color red

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An indirect reference

Question 13

What is a conventional character?

Accepted Answer

Character traits that are expected

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An arrangement of words to create a well-formed sentence

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Descriptive language

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Something that is the exact opposite of something else

Question 14

What is an example of a conventional character?

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A librarian that's old and shushes everyone

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The word "red" is the color red

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Save money by spending it

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The girl jumped rope happily

Question 15

What is the definition of denotation?

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The literal meaning of a word

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A librarian that's old and shushes everyone

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The language used in casual conversation

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A sentence with the main clause at the end

Question 16

What is an example of denotation?

Accepted Answer

The word "red" is the color red

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The girl jumped rope happily

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Being open to more than one interpretation

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You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard

Question 17

What is the definition of diction?

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The style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words.

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A figure of speech that replaces the name of something with something else that is related

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The comparison of two things

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Exaggerated statements or claims

Question 18

What is an example of diction?

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Using slang to make a conversation more casual

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Using the word "downsizing" instead of "cuts"

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A singing bear that wears clothes

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Watching The Office for the 5th time in a row

Question 19

What is the definition of euphemism?

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A mild word used to substitute words that are deemed too harsh.

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The comparison of two things

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An imitation of something, usually to be funny

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A librarian that's old and shushes everyone

Question 20

What is an example of euphemism?

Accepted Answer

Using the word "downsizing" instead of "cuts"

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Being open to more than one interpretation

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Being alone

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Using slang to make a conversation more casual

Question 21

What is the definition of hyperbole?

Accepted Answer

Exaggerated statements or claims

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An indirect reference

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Holding a grudge

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A figure of speech, making a comparison

Question 22

What is an example of hyperbole?

Accepted Answer

I'm so hungry I could eat a cow

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A singing bear that wears clothes

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The girl jumped rope happily

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It was dark in the forest

Question 23

What is the definition of imagery?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive language

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Exaggerated statements or claims

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The style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words.

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Being annoying

Question 24

What is an example of imagery?

Accepted Answer

It was dark in the forest

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Saying that "It's a wonderful day outside!" when it's pouring rain

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When I was shopping in the town yesterday, I saw Mike

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Using slang makes speech more informal

Question 25

What is the definition of irony?

Accepted Answer

The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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The style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words.

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A sentence with the main clause at the end

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The comparison of two things

Question 26

What is an example of irony?

Accepted Answer

Saying that "It's a wonderful day outside!" when it's pouring rain

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When I was shopping in the town yesterday, I saw Mike

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It was dark in the forest

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It was dark in the forest

Question 27

What is the definition of metaphor?

Accepted Answer

A figure of speech, making a comparison

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The literal meaning of a word

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The style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words.

Question 28

What is an example of a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

You are as beautiful as a summer's day

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It was dark in the forest

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Descriptive language

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Save money by spending it

Question 29

What is the definition of metonymy

Accepted Answer

A figure of speech that replaces the name of something with something else that is related

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The literal meaning of a word

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The style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words.

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A sentence with the main clause at the end

Question 30

What is an example of metonymy?

Accepted Answer

Saying "The Crown" in  reference to royalty

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The word "red" is the color red

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An imitation of something, usually to be funny

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The girl jumped rope happily

Question 31

What is the definition of onomatopoeia

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A word that is associated with  sound

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The style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words.

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The literal meaning of a word

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A mild word used to substitute words that are deemed too harsh.

Question 32

What is an example of onomatopoeia

Accepted Answer

"Bam!"

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A singing bear that wears clothes

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The language used in casual conversation

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Save money by spending it

Question 33

What is the definition of parody?

Accepted Answer

An imitation of something, usually to be funny

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Exaggerated statements or claims

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The literal meaning of a word

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The style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words.

Question 34

What is an example of a parody?

Accepted Answer

The movie Vampire Sucks pokes fun of Twilight

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You are as beautiful as a summer's day

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When I was shopping in the town yesterday, I saw Mike

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It was dark in the forest

Question 35

What is the definition of paradox?

Accepted Answer

A self-contradictory statement

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The literal meaning of a word

Question 36

What is an example of a paradox?

Accepted Answer

Save money by spending it

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Good defeats evil in fairytales

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You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard

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The word "red" is the color red

Question 37

What is a periodic sentence?

Accepted Answer

A sentence with the main clause at the end

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A mild word used to substitute words that are deemed too harsh.

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A word that is associated with  sound

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Descriptive language

Question 38

What is an example of a periodic sentence

Accepted Answer

When I was shopping in the town yesterday, I saw Mike

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Good defeats evil in fairy tales

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It was dark in the forest

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Exaggerated statements or claims

Question 39

What is personification?

Accepted Answer

Giving human traits to something that is not human

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A word that is associated with  sound

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Exaggerated statements or claims

Question 40

What is an example of personification?

Accepted Answer

A singing bear that wears clothes

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When I was shopping in the town yesterday, I saw Mike

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The girl jumped rope happily

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Good defeats evil in fairy tales

Question 41

What is symbolism?

Accepted Answer

An object or event in a story that has more meaning pertaining to the story

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Exaggerated statements or claims

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Watching a decades worth of TV in one weekend

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Being in disbelief

Question 42

What is an example of symbolism?

Accepted Answer

The light at the end of the dock in The Great Gatsby

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Different meanings of the same word

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Saying "The Crown" in  reference to royalty

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Eating ramen

Question 43

What is Syntax?

Accepted Answer

An arrangement of words to create a well-formed sentence

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Creating a paragraph

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The fear of words

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You are as beautiful as a summer's day

Question 44

What is an example of syntax?

Accepted Answer

The girl jumped rope happily

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A librarian that's old and shushes everyone

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A librarian that's old and shushes everyone

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Holding on to something important

Question 45

What is theme?

Accepted Answer

The subject of the story

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Wanting to go home

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A prop for a play

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A mild word used to substitute words that are deemed too harsh.

Question 46

What is an example of theme?

Accepted Answer

Good defeats evil in fairy tales

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Exaggerated statements or claims

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Eating pizza

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The language used in casual conversation

Question 47

What is tone?

Accepted Answer

The attitude of a piece of writing

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The subject of the story

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Something that is the exact opposite of something else

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Exaggerated statements or claims

Question 48

What is an example of tone?

Accepted Answer

The main character died in a story, so everyone else in the story is upset, which makes you as a reader upset.

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Save money by spending it

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Save money by spending it

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Good defeats evil in fairytales

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