Test: Hyperbole-Parallel Structure - 19 Questions

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  1. a word capturing or approximating the sound of what it descibes
  2. a figure of speech that compines two apparently contradictory elements
  3. parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length
  4. a figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement
  5. a long sentence that starts with its main clause, which is followed by several dependent clauses and modifying phrases
  6. the use of similar forms in writing for nouns, verbs, phrases, or thoughts

6 True/False Question

  1. Juxtaposition → specialized or technical language or a trade, profession, or similar group

          

  2. Narrative → a mode of discourse that tells a story of some sort and it is based on sequences of connected events usually presented in a straightforward, chronological framework

          

  3. Metonomy → the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant

          

  4. Hyperbole → overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point or draw attention

          

  5. Imagery → broadly defined, any senssory detail of evocaton in a work; more narrowly, the use of figurative language to evoke a feeling to call to mind an idea, or to describe an object

          

  6. Mood → the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant

          

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