Creative Writing Flashcards
(32 cards)
Language that departs from what speakers or writers ordinarily use to achieve a special meaning or effect.
Figurative Language
two primary categories of figurative language
tropes and schemes
Change the usual meaning of words to convey a vivid picture or description. (word meaning)
Literary trope
Trope originates from the Greek word “tropein,” which means
“to turn, to alter, to change.”
rhetorical term for coyness; a form of irony where a person feigns lack of interest in something they actually desire.
Accismus
“How kind, but you need it more than me.”
Accismus
exhorting people to do something presumably for their benefit.
Adhortatio
“Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits.” – William Hazlitt
Adhortatio
repetition of a word/phrase in a sentence, but each time with a different meaning.
Antanaclasis
“If you don’t get it, you don’t get it.” – The Washington Post
Antanaclasis
putting a positive spin on something negative/difficult.
Antanagoge
Life is hard. But it’s life. It is better than death. At least that’s what I think sitting here in my big comfy chair with my remote control in one hand and a martini in the other and a full pack of Marlboro 27s on the end table waiting to be smoked.
Antanagoge
saying the opposite of what is meant in such a way that the true meaning is clear.
Antiphrasis
Take your time, we’ve got all day” → meaning “Hurry up, we don’t have all day.”
Antiphrasis
using a word in a context that differs from its proper application.
Catachresis
I biked a racket, like a horse, in my living room. I stuck it between my legs, with the grip sticking out the back like a tail. Then, I run in place like I’m pedaling a bicycle, it’s a great way to repurpose a tennis racket when you’ve quit playing tennis.
Catachresis
direct description of another’s faults; exposing adversary’s vices.
Categoria
“You are lazy, careless, and unlikable. Why should I trust you?”
Categoria
approving/commending a virtue, especially in the hearer.
Comprobatio
You are all too good to be true. Aunt Sally, your work with delinquents is commendable. Ed, your skill as a surgeon has saved hundreds of lives. And Aunt Edna, what can I say? Your Pulitzer Prize winning book “Shake, Rattle, Roll” has given us insight into the origins, history and social significance of Craps. The chapter “Whose bones do we roll?” could stand alone as a masterpiece in its own right, deserving of widespread recognition.
Comprobatio
corrective extension to a statement.
Correctio
He is the best warrior in the region – nay, the entire country.
Correctio
dissuasive advice, typically starting with “never” or “do not”.
Dehortatio
“Never give in, never give in. Never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in…”
Dehortatio
