English Literature and Grammar
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English Literature and Grammar

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What is the term for a figure of speech that combines two contradictory words or phrases?

Oxymoron

What type of words are used to connect ideas between sentences or paragraphs?

Transitions

What is the term for a word that describes the highest or most extreme degree of a quality?

Superlative

What type of sentence structure is used when the subject of the sentence performs the action?

<p>Active voice</p> Signup and view all the answers

What literary device is used to create a vivid and detailed description of a character?

<p>Characterization</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'xanthic' mean?

<p>Yellowish or yellow-brown in color</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is gentrification?

<p>The influx of affluent people into a lower-income neighborhood</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the zenith?

<p>The highest or most superior point</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are jonquils?

<p>A type of flower</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

<p>Jumbo shrimp</p> Signup and view all the answers

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