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Tx PACT - Essential Academic Skills 700
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
Denotative Meaning Ans: a literal, dictionary meaning of a word
Allegory Ans: an extended metaphor with two meanings
Satire Ans: the use of humor or exaggeration to critique human nature
or a character
Symbolism Ans: When an item stands for an idea or larger meaning.
Usually used throughout a piece of literature.
Verbal Irony Ans: contrast between what is said and what is meant
Dramatic Irony Ans: When the audience/reader knows something the
character does not
Foreshadowing Ans: the narrator or character hints at a future plot
point
Extended Metaphor Ans: a comparison between two unlike things that
continues throughout a piece of writing
Antithesis Ans: contrasting ideas to show a comparison
Antonyms Ans: words with the opposite meanings
Aphorism Ans: a short saying to convey a truth; often using an
opposite to make the point
Tx PACT - Essential Academic Skills 700
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
Denotative Meaning Ans: a literal, dictionary meaning of a word
Allegory Ans: an extended metaphor with two meanings
Satire Ans: the use of humor or exaggeration to critique human nature
or a character
Symbolism Ans: When an item stands for an idea or larger meaning.
Usually used throughout a piece of literature.
Verbal Irony Ans: contrast between what is said and what is meant
Dramatic Irony Ans: When the audience/reader knows something the
character does not
Foreshadowing Ans: the narrator or character hints at a future plot
point
Extended Metaphor Ans: a comparison between two unlike things that
continues throughout a piece of writing
Antithesis Ans: contrasting ideas to show a comparison
Antonyms Ans: words with the opposite meanings
Aphorism Ans: a short saying to convey a truth; often using an
opposite to make the point
