Words Flashcards
(43 cards)
allegory
device of using character and/or story elements symbollicy to represent a abstratction in addition to the litteral meaning
allusion
a direct or indirect refrence to somthing which is presumably commonly known,
ambiguity
the multiple meaning, eiather intentional or unintentional, of word, phrase, sentence, or passaege
analogy
a simerlatiy or comapareasion between two different thing or the relationship between them
antecedent
one or more words that establish the meaning of a pronoun or other pro-form.
aphorism
a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”.
apostrophe
a figure a speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as a liberty or love
atmosphere
the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting
metonymy
from the Greek “changed label”, the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it (e.g. “the White House” for the President)
synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland’s baseball team”).
figure of speech
a device used to produce figurative language.
genre
the major category into which a literary work fits (e.g. prose, poetry, and
drama).
homily
literally “sermon”, or any serious talk, speech, or lecture providing moral
or spiritual advice.
generic conventions
refers to traditions for each genre.
hyperbole
a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
imagery
the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.
infer (inference)
to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information
invective
an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong,
abusive language.
irony
the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
verbal irony
words literally state the opposite of speaker’s true meaning
situational irony
events turn out the opposite of what was expected
dramatic irony
facts or events are unknown to a character but known to the reader or the audience or other characters in work
Antithesis
A syntactic strategy in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed in the structure of a sentence through parallel structure;
Anaphora
the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they.
