GOT 2 Flashcards

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Diction

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Writers word choices

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.

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Generic conventions

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Traditions for each genre of writing

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Extended metaphor

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Metaphor developed @ great length

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Genre

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Major category into which a literary work fits: prose, poetry, drama

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Figure of speech

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A device used to produce figurative language

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Homily

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“Sermon”, can include any serious talk, speech or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice

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Euphemism

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“Good speech”, a less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word/concept

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Didactic

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“Teaching” didactic works have the primary aim of teaching/instructing

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Figurative Lang

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Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning

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Denotation

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Strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word devoid of any emotion

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Imagery

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Sensory details/figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or to represent abstractions

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