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| Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid. | ||
| A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. Examples are apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonomy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement. | ||
| The major category into which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are prose, poetry, and drama. | ||
| This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | ||
| a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement | ||
| The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions; uses terms related to the five senses | ||
| To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | ||
| an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | ||
| The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what actually is true. | ||
| an appeal based on logic or reason | ||
| a direct comparison between dissimilar things. "Your eyes are stars" is an example. | ||
| a term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name" __ is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. For example: a news release that claims "The White House declared" rather than "The President declared" | ||
| This term has two distinct technical meanings in English writing. The first meaning is grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude. The second meaning is literary, meaning the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. | ||
| The purpose of this type of rhetorical mode is to tell the story or narrate an event or series of events. | ||
| The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | ||
| This term describes the tools of the storyteller, such as ordering events to that they build to climatic movement or withholding information until a crucial or appropriate moment when revealing in creates a desired effect. | ||
| a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Simple examples include such words as buzz, hiss, hum. | ||
| From the Greek for "pointedly foolish," ___ is a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms. Simple examples include "jumbo shrimp" and "cruel kindness." | ||
| A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. | ||
| refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | ||
| A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | ||
| an appeal based on emotion. | ||
| An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | ||
| A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. The independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone. The effect is to add emphasis and structural variety. | ||
| The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts. |
