ATDH Exam Prep|54 Questions with
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Allegory - -A story that is used to represent a more general message about
real-life issues and/or events. Typically and entire book, novel, play, etc.
- Alliteration - -A series of words or phrases that all (or almost all) start with
the same sound. The sounds are typically consonants to give more stress to
the syllable.
- Allusion - -When an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place,
event, or idea originating from outside the text. Many make reference tot
previous works of literature or art.
- Anachronism - -Occurs when there is an (intentional) error in the
chronology or timeline of a text. This could be from a character who appears
in a different time period that when he actually lived or a technology that
appears before it was invented.
- Anaphora - -When a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of
multiple sentences throughout a piece of writing. Used to emphasize the
repeated phrase and evoke strong feelings in the audience.
- Anthropomorphism - -Occurs when something nonhuman, such as an
animal, place, or inanimate object, behaves in a human-like way.
- Asyndeton - -When the writer leaves our conjunctions ("and, or, but, and
for") ina group of words or phrases so that the meaning of the phrase or
sentence is emphasized.
- Colloquialism - -Use of informal language and slang which include words,
phrases, and contractions that aren't real words
- Epigraph - -When an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song, or
other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text. Typically written
by a different writer and used as a way to introduce overarching themes or
messages in the work
- Epistrophe - -Similar to anaphora, but in this case, the repeated word or
phrase appears at the end of successive statements.
- Euphemism - -When a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in
place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or
unpleasant
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Allegory - -A story that is used to represent a more general message about
real-life issues and/or events. Typically and entire book, novel, play, etc.
- Alliteration - -A series of words or phrases that all (or almost all) start with
the same sound. The sounds are typically consonants to give more stress to
the syllable.
- Allusion - -When an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place,
event, or idea originating from outside the text. Many make reference tot
previous works of literature or art.
- Anachronism - -Occurs when there is an (intentional) error in the
chronology or timeline of a text. This could be from a character who appears
in a different time period that when he actually lived or a technology that
appears before it was invented.
- Anaphora - -When a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of
multiple sentences throughout a piece of writing. Used to emphasize the
repeated phrase and evoke strong feelings in the audience.
- Anthropomorphism - -Occurs when something nonhuman, such as an
animal, place, or inanimate object, behaves in a human-like way.
- Asyndeton - -When the writer leaves our conjunctions ("and, or, but, and
for") ina group of words or phrases so that the meaning of the phrase or
sentence is emphasized.
- Colloquialism - -Use of informal language and slang which include words,
phrases, and contractions that aren't real words
- Epigraph - -When an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song, or
other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text. Typically written
by a different writer and used as a way to introduce overarching themes or
messages in the work
- Epistrophe - -Similar to anaphora, but in this case, the repeated word or
phrase appears at the end of successive statements.
- Euphemism - -When a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in
place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or
unpleasant
