Unit 2 Vocabulary

What is a colloquialism?

• The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot

• A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing

• The form of an adjective or adverb that shows the thing or action described has more of the quality than all others of the same type

• A character who represents a trait that is usually attributed to a particular social or racial  group and who lacks individuality;

What is subjectivity?

• Implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader’s mind.

• Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis

• A personal presentation of events and characters, influenced by the author’s feelings and opinions

• An element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographical locale

What is diction?

• a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising

• Word choice, an element of style; creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning

• Writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach

• Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis

What is regionalism?

• When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable

• The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot

• Implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader’s mind

• an element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographical locale

What is logos?

• A toy brand

• When a writer appeals to readers’ emotions

• When a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text

• When a writer tries to persuade the audience based on statistics, facts, and reasons.

What is syllogism?

• A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them.

• Implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader’s mind.

• The form of an adjective or adverb that shows the thing or action described has more of the quality than all others of the same type

• A verbally abusive attack

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of:

• Connotation

• Syllogism

• Hyperbole

• Pathos

"What's up?" is an example of:

• Exposition

• Colloquialism

• Connotation

• Diction

"If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too?" is an example of:

• Tone

• Rhetorical Question

• Logos

• Didactic

"All tragedies end unhappily. Hamlet is a tragedy. Therefore Hamlet ends unhappily" is an example of:

• Logos

• Didactic

• Syllogism

• Theme