Daily Definitons 1-20 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Anecdote
a short simple narrative of an incident, often used for humorous effect or to make a point
Argumentation
writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point/view or an idea presenting “reasoned” arguments
Allegory
An extended narrative of an incident in prose or verse in which characters,events and settings represent abstract qualities.The writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story
Annotation
Explanatory notes added to a text to explain,cite sources,or give bibliographic data
Antithesis
the presentation of 2 contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word,phrase,clause, or paragraphs
Rhetoric
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing,especially they use of figures or speech and other compositional techniques
Colloquialism
a word or phrase used everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing
Connotation
words suggesting implied meaning because of its association in a readers mind
consonance
repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity
Caricature
descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a persons appearance or a facet of personality
Coherence
the “quality” of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea/theme or organizing principle
aphorism
a short,often witty,statement of a principle or truth about life.
Apostrophe
usually in poetry,but sometimes in prose,the device of calling out to an imagination,dead, or absent person to a place,thing, or personified abstraction
Cacophony
also referred to as dissonance…hard ,awkward or dissonant sounds user deliberately in poetry or prose;opposite of euphony
connotation/denotation
what your vision of the world mean and dictionary definition of the word
Enumeration
A rhetorical device used for listing the details or process of mentioning words or phrases step by step.
analogy
a comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar
Parallelism
the use of component in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction ,sound,meaning or meter
Allusion
a brief and indirect reference to a person,place,thing or idea or historical,cultural,literacy or political significance.
Metonymy
a figure it speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is associated
