[node:title] Flashcards

9676156044	diction	writer's choice of words	0
9676173020	lexicon	vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge	1
9676216059	denotation	literal, or "dictionary", meaning of a word as defined	2
9676230623	connotation	implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind	3
9676240646	jargon	special language of a profession or a group, usually has pejorative (negative) associations in that it is excludes "outsiders" - common to law, medicine, and academia	4
9676252846	colloquialism	word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing	5
9676267700	slang	informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly-coined and rapidly changing words and phrases	6
9676286594	vernacular	everyday or common language of a geographic are or the native language of the commoners in a country	7
9676311827	verbal irony	words literally state the opposite of the speaker's true meaning	8
9676329572	situational irony	events turn out the opposite of what was expected	9
9676357131	sarcasm	sometimes harsh, caustic remarks to or about someone or something; less tactful than verbal irony	10
9676369076	satire	work that reveals a critical attitude towards some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way, typically targeting groups or concepts rather than individuals	11
9676386872	stereotype	character who represents a trait usually attributed to a particular social or racial group and who lacks individuality	12
9676407923	anecdote	short narrative of an incident, often used for humorous effect	13
9676417484	aphorism	short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life	14
9676572700	euphemism	more acceptable or pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable, often used to obscure or lessen the reality of a situation	15
9676611529	syllogism	format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion	16
9676638613	oversimplification	obscures or denies the complexity of an issue	17
9676663010	rhetorical question	posed by a writer or speaker to provoke silent reflection by the audience	18
9676678034	juxtaposition	act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side to compare/contrast; in literature, this occurs when two images that are not otherwise commonly brought together appear side by side or structurally close together, forcing to reconsider any possible implied meaning	19
9676692441	antithesis	two contrasting images are presented in balanced words, phrases, clauses, or paragraphs.	20
9677106715	paradox	statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have a rational meaning	21
9677116008	parallelism	technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures side by side and making them similar in form	22
9677127484	synecdoche	figure of speech by which a part is used to represent the whole, the whole for a part, or the name of the material for the thing made	23
9677147732	anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of every clause	24
9677161228	metonmy	name of one object is substituted for that of another closely related to it	25
9677169581	allegory	literary situation in which characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation	26
9677180909	epistrophe	repetition of a concluding word or word endings at the end of successive clauses	27
9677192885	personification	giving human characteristics to inanimate objects	28
9677203929	hyperbole	use of deliberate exaggeration in order to create emphasis or humor	29