Style Term Def Flashcards
(22 cards)
Allit
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Allusion
A reference to another piece of work, person, or event
Anaphora
A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word is repeated in successive lines , clauses, or sentence
Antimetabole
Repetition of words in the reverse order
Antithesis
Balancing words or phrases or ideas that are strongly contrasted often by the means of a grammatical structure
AD
Old fashioned words
CS
A sentence in which the main indépendant clause is elaborated by the successsive addition of modifying clauses or phrases
Asy
,,, and not ,, and ,
Diction
WORD CHOICES
Horative sentence
Sentence that’s exhorts adivises calls to action
IS
A sentence that requests or commands
Inversion
The reversal of the normal word order in a s or p
Jux
Placement of two things together closely to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Meta
Figure of speech comparing two different things
Oxy
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms ina brief p
ll
A literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntax iCal structure
PS
A s that presents its central meaning in the main clauses at the end
Personification
When objects or animals a given humans thoughts feelings or attitudes
RQ
Not meant answering
S’y douche
Using one part of an object to represent the entire object
Syntax
Language rules that govern how words can be combined to form meaningful phrases + s
Zeugma
Single verb to refer to two different objects
