English key terms and definitions

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1. What does the term 'Colloquial' mean?

  • Concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief.
  • Using ordinary everyday language.
  • words or phrases that we use everyday
  • A brief summary or a reference to a literary figure.
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2. What does the term 'Contradiction' mean?

  • When things compared are direct opposites.
  • An important point to illustrate a belief.
  • Opposite words or phrases that are compared in a sentence.
  • Using ordinary everyday language.

3. What does the term 'Analogy' mean?

  • A comparison of either a phrase or words
  • Comparison of 2 things that are alike in some respects.
  • 2 words or phrases that are similar
  • Figure of speech which makes brief causal reference to a literary figure event or object

4. What does the term 'Allusion' mean?

  • Figure of speech which makes brief causal reference to a literary figure event or object
  • A figure of talk which can make a summary reference to a historical or literary event.
  • A brief summary or a reference to a literary figure.
  • A causal reference to a historical or literary figure event or object.

5. What does the term 'Delayed sentence' mean?

  • A sentence that with holds its main idea until the end.
  • A comparison of either a phrase or words.
  • Sentences that has an idea
  • When things compared are direct opposites.

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