2024 Composition One Final Exam Review Game

Front

What is the figure of speech where the author says the opposite of what is meant?

Back

Irony

Front

What term describes questionable humor that sounds too flip, hip, or bored?

Back

Flippancy

Front

What are the emotional associations surrounding a word’s meaning called?

Back

Connotation

Front

What is the arrangement of words in a sentence known as?

Back

Syntax

Front

What type of appeals are designed to persuade people by playing on their feelings?

Back

Emotional appeals

Front

What is the literal meaning of a word called?

Back

Denotation

Front

What term refers to the choice of words and style of expression in writing?

Back

Diction

Front

What is the term for a statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a deeper truth?

Back

Paradox

Front

What is the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect called?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things?

Back

Personification