Language and Literature Terminology

What is a noun defined as?

• A. A word representing an action or state of being

• B. A word representing a person, place or thing

• C. A word that describes a noun

• D. A word which signifies which noun is being referred to

Which term refers to a group of words related by topic?

• A. Pre-modification

• B. Semantic Field

• C. Term of Address

• D. Post-modification

What is the purpose of a determiner?

• A. To describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb

• B. To signify which noun is being referred to

• C. To replace a person's name

• D. To come after a noun

What is an example of a declarative sentence?

• A. A command

• B. An exclamation

• C. A statement

• D. A question

What does syntactic parallelism involve?

• A. The duplication of clause and syntax structure in different sentences

• B. The arrangement of events in time order

• C. The resemblance of a story with exposition, action, and conclusion

• D. The resemblance of an argument with introduction, points & counterpoints, and conclusion

What is the definition of 'Aside' in the context of Discourse?

• A. An underlying structure that arranges events in time order

• B. Breaking away from the main narrative to directly address the audience or comment on the action

• C. The general attitude or feeling of a text

• D. The channel of a text (e.g. written, spoken, mixed)

What is an Adjacency Pair?

• A word or phrase that is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• A pair of utterances where the first utterance expects a particular response as the second.

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as".

• Repeated grammatical structures.

What is a Metaphor?

• A number of consecutive items (can be asyndetic or polysyndetic).

• Repeated grammatical structures.

• A word or phrase that is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• An object, colour or other symbol used to represent an idea.

What does "Simile" mean?

• A pair of utterances where the first utterance expects a particular response as the second.

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as".

• A sudden shift in tone.

• Using an object, colour or other symbol to represent an idea.

What is Personification?

• A number of consecutive items (can be asyndetic or polysyndetic).

• Repeated grammatical structures.

• Giving human characteristics to a non-human object.

• A pair of utterances where the first utterance expects a particular response as the second.