Vocab Worfd Flashcards
(42 cards)
The art of persuasion
The art of persuasion
Ethos
F
Logos
This is an argument that appeals to emotion rather then reason, to feeling rather than intellect
Ad hominem argument
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning (Animal Farm)
Allegory
The repetition of sounds, especially initial constant sounds in two or more neighboring words (she sells sea shells)
alliteration
A direct or indirect reference to something that is presumably commonly known like a book (Hitler)
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage
ambiguity
A figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas, words, clauses, or sentences within a balanced grammatical structure ( Too black for heaven, Too white for hell)
antithesis
A terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral principle. An aphorism can be a memorable summation of the author’s point
aphorism
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction, such as liberty or love
apostrophe
In literature, characters, images, and themes that symbolically embody universal meanings and basic human experiences, regardless of when or where they live, are considered archetypes. Examples: water, blood, flowers, gold, snakes
Archetypal Symbols
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author’s choice of objects that are described.
atmosphere
The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color (School)
denotation
____ works have a primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially moral or ethical principals
didactic
The nonliteral, associative, meaning of a word; implied, suggested meaning. ____ may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes
connotation
A representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject’s distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect.
caricature
slang or informality in speech or writing. Expressional include local or regional dialects
colloquialism
word choice
diction
a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts
euphemism
the major category into which a literary work fits
genre
sermon; seriously talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
homily
using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement often for a comic effect
hyperbole
