English Terms Dillard Flashcards
Critical Approach
Different perspectives to consider when looking at a piece of literature.
RD - Anacoluthon
Lack of grammatical sequence.
RD - Anadiplosis
Repetition of one or several words: Specifically referring to using the end of one clause to begin the next: “Fear leads to anger, Anger leads to hate, Hate leads to Suffering.” - Yoda
RD - Anaphora
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of phrases: “we shall… we shall… we shall fight on the beaches” - Winston Churchill.
RD - Zeugma
When the main part of speech (verb usually) governs two or more other parts of a sentence. “She has the key to the door, and my heart.”
RD - Hendiadys
Expressing a single idea by using two nouns. Used for emphasis. “THE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WAS AWESOME”
RD - Anastrophe
transposition of normal word order; most often found in latin in the case of prepositions and the words they control. Ex: Yoda.
RD - Epexegesis
To interpret one oneself has just said.
RD - Pleonasm
Using redundancy, repetitiveness, or more examples than necessary to convey an idea.
Ecphrasis
Vivid description
Energia
Generic Names for group of figures of speech.
Ethopoeia
Putting oneself in the place of another. (in another’s shoes) to describe more vividly.
Topothesia
Description of an imaginary place.
Rhetorical Modes
Exposition, Argumentation, Description, Narration
Via Positiva/negativa
Don’t be dumb you know this
