Brit Lit Finals VOCAB Flashcards
to help me be well perepared for finals (14 cards)
synecdoche
a figure of speech where a part represents the whole
euphemism
a substitution for an offensive word or phrase
syntax
sequence in which words are put together to form sentences
diction
word choice in writing or speech
chiasmus
inversion of word order in the second of two parallel phrases
anadiplosis
words or phrases repeat from one line’s end to the beginning of the next line
colloquial
conversational or informal vocabulary
homily
an inspirational saying or cliché
anastrophe
a reversal of the usual word order
Deus ex machina
“god out of a machine”
anaphora
a word is repeated at the beginning of consecutive lines for clauses
epistrophe
a word is repeated at the end of consecutive lines or clauses
ambiguity
vague or unclear meaning
epigraph
quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc.
