IB Lang & Lit: Quiz 08

Understatement

The presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it really is; Making shocking statements seem casual to emphasize how common the practice has become

Alliteration

Where two or more words begin with the same sound and occur in sequence

Cacophony

A harsh discordant mixture of sounds; an unpleasant, inharmonious sound effect

Consonance

The repetition of consonant sounds at the end of the word, often found in poetry and in advertisements

Metaphor

A comparison in which the thing being described is said to be something else to make the description more vivid (not using "like" or "as")

Oxymoron

A description of something which appears to be its opposite, or impossible (jumbo shrimp)

Elevated Diction

Diction of a high intellectual or moral level and a high rank or social standing

Simile

A comparison in which the thing being described is said to be like another in order to make it more vivid (uses "like" or "as")

Pun

A play on words

Syntax

Choice and organization of words in sentences