diploma Flashcards
(47 cards)
Allegory
Hidden message of the story - characters or events represent the deeper lesson
Alliteration
A repetition of the first letter of a word contant
Analogy
Comparison between two things to show their similarities
Irony
something is the opposite of it’s intended meaning
ex. War is Kind
Understatement
A form of irony
Something is deliberately said to be less than it is
ex. losing his job meant he could sleep late
Oxymoron
contradictory ideas to express a meaning
she was terribly happy
Paradox
an idea which seems self contradictory but contains the truth
ex the faster i go the mor behind i get
Apostrophe
Addressing something or someone as if they were actually present
ex. “O World, Tell me thy pain”
Allusion
A reference to history or literature
Euphemism
Substituting a harsh saying into a more passive way
“she passed away” = she died
assonance
repetition of vowels
“she sees three sheep in the trees”
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhyme in a poem
A she
B slime
A free
B time
resigned
accepting that something bad cannot be avoided
reflective tone
relating to or characterized by deep though: thoughtful
iconic
To be popular enough to become the symbol of something
Rainbows symbolize homosexuality
parallel
Like an analogy
They are equal
naive
a person who shows lack of experience or wisdom
Could also be innocennce
subliminal
To affect someone’s mind and they are unaware
unconscious
indignation
Anger towards something more general
usually because of unfair treatment
foreboding
the feeling that something bad is going to happen
disabuse
to persuade someone that their beliefs are wrong
- enlighten
- correct
sequential
in sequence of logical order
perpetual
Forever or continuing
ex. perpetual snow
novelty
a new or unfamiliar experience or thing