Lit Terms Flashcards

161821534	allegory	the device of using character and\or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in additon to the litearl term. This abstract meaning usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existnece.	0
161821535	ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	1
161821536	analogy	a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them	2
161821537	antecedent	the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	3
161821538	antithesis	opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction	4
161821539	aphorism	a terse statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle	5
161821540	apostrophe	a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction	6
161821541	atmosphere	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.	7
161821542	caricature	a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics.	8
161821543	conceit	a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects	9
161821544	connotation	the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning	10
161821545	denotation	strict, literal, dictionary meaning of a word.	11
161821546	alliteration	the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words	12
161821547	allusion	a direct or indirect reference to somthing which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art	13
161821548	diction	writer's word choices especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness	14
161821549	didactic	words or text that have the primary aim of teaching or instrucing , especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles	15
161821550	euphemism	From the Greek for "good speech," a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.	16
161821551	figurative language	Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.	17
161821552	genre	The major category into which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are prose, poetry, and drama.	18
161821553	clause	a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb	19
161821554	colloquial	the use of informalities in speech or writing	20
161821555	homily	This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	21
161821556	hyperbole	a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement	22
161821557	imagery	the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions	23
161821558	prose	One of the major divisions of genre, refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms	24
161821559	repetition	The duplication, either exact or approximate, or any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.	25
161821560	litotes	a form of understatment that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite	26
161821561	loose sentence	a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first,followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.	27
161821562	metaphore	a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.	28
161821563	metonymy	term form the greek meaning "changed label", "substitute name"; figure of speech in which name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it	29
161821564	narrative	The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.	30
161821565	mood	The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work	31
161821566	satire	a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule	32
161821567	semantics	The branch of linguistics that studies that meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.	33
161821568	style	an evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices.	34
161821569	onomatopoeia	a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Simple examples include such words as buzz, hiss, hum.	35
161821570	oxymoron	From the Greek for "pointedly foolish," a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms. Simple examples include "jumbo shrimp" and "cruel kindness."	36
161821571	paradox	a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity	37
161821572	parallelism	The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.	38
161821573	anaphora	a device which employs that exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences	39
161821574	parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	40
161821575	inference	to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented	41
161821576	invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language	42
161821577	irony	the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant	43
161821578	periodic sentence	A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.	44
161821579	personification	A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions.	45
161821580	point of view	Perspective from which a story is told	46
161821581	conosentce	the use at the ends of VERSES	47
161821582	assnsentce	the use of similar vowel sounds in stressed syallables that end with different consonant sounds. RHYME	48
161821583	rhetoric	this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively.	49
161821584	pedantic	An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.	50
161821585	rhetorical modes	this flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing.	51
161821586	sarcasim	from the greek meaning "to tear flesh" this device involves bitter,caustic lanuage that is ment to hurt or ridicule someone or something	52
161821587	subject complement	the word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either (1) renaming it or (2) describing it. The former is technically called a predicate nominative, the latter a predicate adjective.	53
161821588	syllogism	From the Greek for "reckoning together," a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.	54
161821589	symboll	generally, anything that represents, stands for, something else. Usually, it is something concrete—such as an object, action, character, or scene—that represents something more abstract.	55
161821590	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or occasionally the whole is used to represent a part.	56
161821591	synesthesia	when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another	57
161821592	syntax	the way the author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences	58
161821593	theme	a central idea of a work	59
161821594	thesis	In expository writing, the sentence or group of sentences that directly express the author's opinion, purpose, meaning or proposition	60
161821595	tone	Similar to mood,thisdescribes the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both.	61
161821596	understatement	the ironic minimalizing of fact, presents something as less significant than it is	62
161821597	wit	in morderb usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights	63