Question

creative writing 1203 unit review
a. abstract thought
b. allegory
c. alliteration
d. archetype
e. arrhythmia
f. caesura
g. chansons de geste
h. epic
i. epic poem
j. hyperbole
k. idiom
l. imagery
m. irony
n. kenning
o. liar
p. lyric poem
q. metaphor
r. parable
s. parallelism
t. personification
u. philosophy
v. propaganda
w. renaissance man
x. rhyme scheme
y. scope
z. short story
aa. simile
bb. sonnet
cc. syllogisms
dd. symbol
ee. treatise
match the above with the descriptions below.
1._____ an extended narrative poem in dignified language that celebrates the feats of an individual.
2._____ a tradition, activity, and way of thinking that attempts to answer questions about humanity, personal growth, and purpose.
3._____ thinking about concepts that exist only in the mind.
4._____ a three - part logical argument using two known statements as the basis for a third declaration.
5._____ a piece of literature that can be read in a single sitting and has a plot.
6._____ language that brings to mind vivid details relating to the five senses.
7._____ the direct comparison of two things using \like\ or \as\ to signal the comparison.
8._____ a direct comparison of two things without the use of \like\ or \as.\
9._____ assigning human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea.
10._____ a bold overstatement.
11._____ an image that represents something else and is understood without requiring an explanation.
12._____ lack of poetic rhythm.
13._____ arranging thoughts in relation to each other without rhyme.
14._____ a long narrative work featuring a central figure.
15._____ a work that expresses intense personal feelings and could be set to music.
16._____ a short and simple narrative that teaches a religious lesson.
17._____ a story whose setting, characters, and actions relate directly to a truth outside the context of the narrative.
18._____ a saying whose meaning cannot be determined literally from the meaning of the words.
19._____ a generic model of a type of character.
20._____ an anglo - saxon poet.
21._____ the repetition of initial sounds.
22._____ a rhetorical device that replaces a name with a metaphorical description.
23._____ a pause.
24._____ a section of french poetry.

Explanation:

Answer:

(1) H. Epic
(2) U. Philosophy
(3) A. Abstract thought
(4) CC. Syllogisms
(5) Z. Short story
(6) L. Imagery
(7) AA. Simile
(8) Q. Metaphor
(9) T. Personification
(10) J. Hyperbole
(11) DD. Symbol
(12) O. Line
(13) E. Arrhythmia
(14) H. Epic
(15) P. Lyric poem
(16) R. Parable
(17) B. Allegory
(18) K. Idiom
(19) D. Archetype
(20) G. Chanson de geste (assuming an Anglo - Saxon poet reference is a bit off here and this is a stretch as no proper Anglo - Saxon poet option is given, but closest in genre context)
(21) C. Alliteration
(22) N. Kenning
(23) F. Caesura
(24) G. Chanson de geste