Review of Literary Terms One to Fifteen REMINDER: Test is TOMORROW (Thursday, 1/14/10)

alliteration asyndeton aphorism apostrophe 1. A stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses is known as a/an _____________.

ad hominem argument aphorism apostrophe asyndeton 2. A/an __________ is a wise, universally applicable saying that bears repetition.

abstract language allegory aphorism apostrophe 3. A figure of speech consisting of speech directed in an abstract direction—to a person not present or to a thing—is known as a/an ___________.

allegory aphorism apostrophe asyndeton 4. Julius Caesar’s famous "I came, I saw, I conquered” is an example of __________________.

anaphora aphorism apostrophe asyndeton 5. “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” is an example of a/an _____________.

anecdote aphorism apostrophe asyndeton 6. The Chinese proverb that states that it is “better to light a candle than to curse the darkness” is an example of a/an _______.

anecdote aphorism apostrophe asyndeton 7. "They dove, splashed, floated, splashed, swam, snorted." (James T. Farrell, Young Lonigan) The previous quotation includes which of the following devices?

analogy anaphora anecdote aphorism apostrophe asyndeton 8. "A street light is like a star. Both provide light at night, both are in predictable locations, both are overhead, and both serve no function in the daytime.” The previous quotation includes which two of the following devices?

abstract language analogy analogous anecdote 9. “A brain and a computer are _________.” Which of the following words is the only word that will complete the sentence accurately (both in grammatical structure and logic)?

allegory alliteration anachronism analogy 10. “The sword is an __________ in modern warfare.” Which of the following words is the only word that will complete the sentence accurately (both in grammatical structure and logic)?