110-130 Flashcards
(21 cards)
non-squitur
an idea that doesn’t follow logically from the one above
objective
relating to facts and reality instead of personal feelings
ode
a lyric poem marked by serious feelings toward the subject
Old English
The Anglo Saxon language spoken from 450-1150 A.D
omniscient narrator
A narrator with unlimited understanding of the background of a story
onomatopoeia
words whose sounds suggest their meaning
oxymoron
contradictory words with opposing meanings
parable
a story consisting of events where a moral truth may be derived
paradox
a self-contradictory statement
parallel structure
expressing two or more grammatical elements of equal rank
parody
an immitation of a work that rediculates the style
paraphrase
a version of a text put into simpler words
pastoral
a work of literature dealing with rural life
pathetic fallacy
faulty reasoning that inappropriately regards human feelings to nature or non human objects
pathos
element in literature that stimulates sorrow
pedantic
narrowly academic instead of broad and hummane
periodic sentence
places the main clause at the end of the sentence
persona
when a character assumes to a reader or audience
personafication
a figure of speech where objects are given human characteristics
plot
the interrelationship among events in a story
point of view
when a narrator stands a subject of discourse
