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WorksheetsProse Analysis Key Terms
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What term means "written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure"?
prose
rhetoric
analysis
anaphora
Which term means "detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation"?
analysis
prose
rhetoric
vernacular
Which term means "consisting of many different and connected parts"?
complex
apostrophe
figurative
juxtaposition
Which term means "the author's attitude toward the subject or audience"?
tone
mood
overstatement
understatement
Which term means "appropriate or suitable in the circumstances"?
apt
colloquial
hyperbolic
diatribe
Select all of the elements below that could describe something that is "complex".
complicated
paradoxical
opposing
shifting
True or false: The extensive use of plot summary in an analysis essay raises the overall score of the essay.
True
False
Which term means "no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated"?
estranged
enigma
superficial
cogent
Which term means "a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand"?
enigma
estranged
cogent
apt
Which term means "a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true"?
paradox
analysis
juxtaposition
metaphorical
