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English
quiz mon 9/15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allegory | a story in which characters, events, and objects become symbols in a universal, mythic or religious narrative |
| anachronism | someone existing or something is happening outside its proper or chronological order. ex the clocks and chimneys in Shakespeare's play Julius Ceasar |
| anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses or paragraphs |
| antithesis | involves a direct contrast of structurally parallel word groupings, generally for the purpose of contrast. ex sink or swim |
| apostrophe | a way of addressing someone or something invisible or not ordinarily spoken to- "Oh wind, why doubt thou blow so cold?" |
| cacophony | the use of harsh, discordant sounds sounds, dissonance (to contribute to emotion, to emphasize tone, to create mood) |
| catharsis | the purging of emotions in an audience |
| connotation | the emotional associations of a word |
| diction | word choice, often words that have more than one meaning intending to generate associations (grave-serious/grave-burial plot) |
| foil | a secondary character whose traits contrast with and illuminate qualities of a primary character |
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