Literary Terms Part 3 - Advanced

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed ideas and sentences is called:

• Syntax

• Diction

• Parallel Structure/Parallelism

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

The use of the same word or phrase multiple times for emphasis on a significant point or idea is called:

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a situation or statement that seems to contradict itself, but upon closer inspection, does not?

• Paradox

• Oxymoron

• Irony

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Word choice, particularly as an element of style, is called:

• Syntax

• Diction

• Grammar

• Tone

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The repetition of initial consonant sounds of several words in a group is called:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The arrangement of two ideas for the purpose of comparison, contrast, or rhetorical effect is called:

• Juxtaposition

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Similar patterns of grammatical structure and length to create rhythm, order, and/or emphasis. Grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence. It involves an arrangement of words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased.

• Parallelism/Parallel Structure

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

"If I know one thing, it's that I know nothing." "This is the beginning of the end." These statements are examples of what?

• Paradoxes

• Metaphors

• Similes

• Hyperboles

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison. Authors often use this in order to make a point. (For example, an author may compare the average day of a typical American with that of someone in the third world in order to make a point of social commentary). What is this technique called?

• Juxtaposition

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

As David Smith defines it, "The orderly arrangement of words into sentences to express ideas." The standard word order and sentence structure of a language. This includes sentence length, sentence focus, and punctuation. What is this known as?

• Syntax

• Paradox

• Juxtaposition

• Parallelism

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CCSS.L.9-10.1