Cornerstone Academy Communication Arts: Set 1 Question Preview (ID: 37967)


Terms From Pages 3 - 5 In The Communication Arts Handbook. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

the body of writings of a language, time period, subject, etc.
a) literature
b) figurative language
c) prose
d) poetry

a French word which is used as a synonym for a type or form of literature
a) genre
b) literature
c) prose
d) poetry

language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling, usually by comparing one thing to something else
a) figurative language
b) genre
c) prose
d) poetry

writing which is done in an ordinary form, using sentences and paragraphs
a) prose
b) poetry
c) figurative language
d) symbolism

writing which generally has meter (rhythm), may rhyme, and is written in lines or stanzas (groups of lines), and which may rhyme
a) poetry
b) prose
c) fiction
d) nonfiction

writing which comes from the imagination and is not true
a) fiction
b) nonfiction
c) prose
d) poetry

writing which is factual
a) nonfiction
b) fiction
c) prose
d) poetry

situation in which a word (sometimes unfamiliar)is used
a) context
b) prose
c) poetry
d) nonfiction

study of the origin and uses of words
a) etymology
b) context clues
c) prose
d) poetry

the use of an object, word, or image that has a deeper significance than just its literal meaning
a) symbolism
b) figurative language
c) poetry
d) rhythm

the use of descriptive words or phrases to create vivid mental pictures in the mind of the reader, often appealing to sight, sound, touch, or smell
a) imagery
b) symbolism
c) figurative language
d) poetry

word part which has meaning (general term)
a) affix
b) prefix
c) suffix
d) root

word part, which has meaning, at the beginning of a word
a) prefix
b) suffix
c) root
d) affix

word part, which has meaning, at the end of a word
a) suffux
b) affix
c) root
d) prefix

main affix in a word
a) root (sometimes called base)
b) prefix
c) suffix
d) letter

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