Semantic Patterning

Question 1

Semantic Patterning

Answer 1

Figurative language, irony, metaphor, simile, oxymoron, hyperbole, personification, animation, lexical ambiguity, and puns.

Question 2

Figurative Language

Answer 2

Words and expressions that deviate from their literal meanings, to create a more vivid or expressive effect.

Question 3

Irony

Answer 3

When a speaker says one thing but means another. This can be sarcasm, understatements, or backhanded compliments.

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

Using one semantic domain to explain a concept in a different domain.

Question 5

Oxymoron

Answer 5

Contradictory words or phrases are used in combination for a contrasting effect.

Question 6

Simile

Answer 6

Comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

A figure of speech that uses an exaggerated statement or notions that are not meant literally.

Question 8

Personification

Answer 8

Attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

Question 9

Animation

Answer 9

Bringing inanimate objects ‘to life’ with language around motion or expression.

Question 10

Lexical Ambiguity

Answer 10

The existence of two or more possible meanings within a single word.

Question 11

Puns

Answer 11

Exploiting multiple meanings for an intended word or phrase for a humorous effect.