mccarthy vocabulary
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200245642 | Abstract | refers to language that decribes concepts rather than concrete images | |
200245643 | Ad Hominem | is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas | |
200245644 | Allegory | in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story ex:wizard of oz | |
200245645 | Alliteration | repetition of constant sounds ex:donald duck | |
200245646 | allusion | a reference to a wel known person, place or thing ex:eden | |
200245647 | Analogy | comparsion of two similar but diferent things ex: a heart to a pump | |
200245648 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause ex: there was........ There was...... There was........ | |
200245649 | Anecdote | a short, simple narrative of an incident | |
200245650 | annoation | explanatory notes | |
200245651 | antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images | |
200245652 | aphorism | a short, often witty statement of a principle about life ex: early bird gets the worm | |
200245653 | Apostrophe | calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, place or thing. | |
200245654 | arguementation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea | |
200245655 | Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants | |
200245656 | Asyndeton | commas used to separate a series of words ex: X,Y,Z | |
200245657 | Cacophony | harsh, awkward, dissonant sounds | |
200245658 | caricature | descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a persons apperance | |
200245659 | colloquialism | a word or phrase (slang) used in everyday converstation ex:yall,ain't | |
200245660 | coherence | writing in which all the parts contribute | |
200245661 | concrete Language | language that dcribes specific, ideas or qualities ex: tall, Dark Handsome, Blue eyes | |
212551884 | Connotation | an idea that is implied or suggested | |
212551885 | Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds | |
212551886 | Conundrum | riddle; difficult problem | |
212551887 | deduction | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) | |
212551888 | denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | |
212551889 | description | the picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation | |
212551891 | diction | word choice | |
212551893 | didactic | to teach | |
212551894 | discourse | spoken or written language,including literary works ex:description,expositon,narration, and persuasion | |
212551896 | dissonace | ugly or harsh unpleasing sounds | |
212551898 | dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't | |
212551900 | emotional appeal | appeals to the emotion | |
212551901 | epigraph | the use of quotation | |
212551903 | ethical appeal | persuade the audience | |
212551905 | euphemism | a more pleasent way of saying something (ex.he died/he passed away) | |
212551907 | euphony | beautiful sound | |
212551909 | example | a representative form or pattern | |
212551910 | explication | The act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. | |
212551912 | expostion | technique that introduces the reader to the situation and the setting | |
212551914 | extended metaphor | substained comparsion | |
222016124 | false analogy | when two cases are not sufficiently parrallel | |
222016125 | figurative language | language that contains figures of speech | |
222016126 | figures of speech | expressions that make imaginative comparisions or associations | |
222016127 | forshadowing | the use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event accuring later | |
222016128 | freight train | sentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by conjunctions | |
222016129 | generalization | when a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example | |
222016130 | genre | a type of literary work | |
222016131 | hubris | the excessive pride of amnition | |
222016132 | humor | anything that causes laughter or amusement | |
222016133 | hyperbole | deliberate exgeration in order to create humor or emphasis | |
222016134 | image | a word or words used to describe a sensory experience | |
222016135 | imagery | words or phrases that use a collection of images | |
222016136 | induction | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | |
222016137 | inference | a conclusion one can draw from the presented details | |
222016138 | interior monologue | writing that records the conversation that occurs inside the character's head | |
222016139 | invective | a verbally abusive attack | |
222016140 | inversion | reversing the customary | |
222016141 | irony | a situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what was expected | |
222016142 | jargon | the special language of a profession or group | |
222016143 | logic | the process of reasoning |