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Which field of language analysis is concerned with the distinction between literal and figurative language?
Which field of language analysis is concerned with the distinction between literal and figurative language?
- Stylistics (correct)
- Syntax
- Pragmatics
- Semantics
What does literal language do?
What does literal language do?
- Conveys a more complicated meaning or heightened effect
- Uses words in a way that deviates from their conventionally accepted meanings
- Maintains a consistent meaning regardless of the context (correct)
- Implies a non-literal meaning which does make sense
What does figurative language do?
What does figurative language do?
- Uses words in a way that deviates from their conventionally accepted meanings
- Implies a non-literal meaning which does make sense
- Maintains a consistent meaning regardless of the context
- Conveys a more complicated meaning or heightened effect (correct)
Which ancient philosophers discussed the differences between literal and figurative language?
Which ancient philosophers discussed the differences between literal and figurative language?
What does literal usage confer meaning to?
What does literal usage confer meaning to?
What is the intended meaning in literal usage?
What is the intended meaning in literal usage?
What is the main characteristic of figurative use of language?
What is the main characteristic of figurative use of language?
What does figurative language often create?
What does figurative language often create?
What does non-literal language imply?
What does non-literal language imply?
Which field of language analysis deals with the study of style and language use in different contexts?
Which field of language analysis deals with the study of style and language use in different contexts?
Which of the following is NOT a category of figurative language according to Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature?
Which of the following is NOT a category of figurative language according to Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature?
What is the vehicle in the metaphor 'Fog comes on little cat feet'?
What is the vehicle in the metaphor 'Fog comes on little cat feet'?
Which novel was used in the earliest Oxford English Dictionary citation for the figurative sense of 'literally'?
Which novel was used in the earliest Oxford English Dictionary citation for the figurative sense of 'literally'?
What is the term for a metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences?
What is the term for a metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences?
What is the correct definition of onomatopoeia?
What is the correct definition of onomatopoeia?
Who is the author of the novel 'The History of Emily Montague'?
Who is the author of the novel 'The History of Emily Montague'?
Which of the following is an example of personification?
Which of the following is an example of personification?
What is the correct definition of an oxymoron?
What is the correct definition of an oxymoron?
According to I. A. Richards, what are the two parts of a metaphor?
According to I. A. Richards, what are the two parts of a metaphor?
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Which of the following is an example of a paradox?
Which of the following is an example of a paradox?
Which figure of speech uses extravagant or exaggerated statements to express strong feelings?
Which figure of speech uses extravagant or exaggerated statements to express strong feelings?
What is an idiom?
What is an idiom?
According to the standard pragmatic model of comprehension, how did recipients process figurative language?
According to the standard pragmatic model of comprehension, how did recipients process figurative language?
What did research on comprehension of figurative language reveal about the standard pragmatic model?
What did research on comprehension of figurative language reveal about the standard pragmatic model?
What did Michael Reddy's work in 1979 challenge?
What did Michael Reddy's work in 1979 challenge?
What is the purpose of an allusion?
What is the purpose of an allusion?
What is a pun?
What is a pun?
What is the literal meaning of an idiom?
What is the literal meaning of an idiom?
What is metaphor a major tool of?
What is metaphor a major tool of?
