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APELC Quiz 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inference/infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented |
| invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language |
| irony/ironic | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what is actually true |
| loose sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. |
| metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. |
| metonymy | A term from the greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name", metonymy is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. |
| mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work |
| narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. |
| onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. |
| oxymoron | From the Greek for "pointedly foolish," an oxymoron is a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. |
| paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. (Macbeth) |
| parallelism | Refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. |
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