Ms. Hamon Rhetorical Terms List 4
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| FLASHBACK | A literary technique that involves interruption of the chronological sequence of events by interjection of scenes or events of earlier occurrence.
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| FORESHADOWING | The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.
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| FOIL | Literally it means a “leaf” of bright metal placed under a jewel to increase its brilliance. In literature, the term is applied to any person who through contrast underscores the distinctive characteristics of another.
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| FALLACY | 1. A deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc. 2. Misleading or unsound argument. 3. Logic. Any of the various types of erroneous reasoning that render an argument unsound.
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| FRAME STORY | An overall unifying story within which one or more tales are related.
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| GENRE | A distinctive type or category of literary composition, such as epic, novel, poem short story, etc.
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| IDIOM | A style or form of artistic expression characteristic of an individual, a period, or a movement.
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| IN MEDIAS RES | (in me΄di äs΄ res΄) Literally means “in the midst of things.” It is applied to the literary technique of opening a story in the middle of the action and then supplying information about the beginning of the action through flashbacks and other devices of e
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| NARRATIVE | An account of events; a story. Anything that is narrated.
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| IRONY | A broad term referring to the recognition of a reality different from appearance. Sarcasm is a harsh form of irony.
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| DRAMATIC IRONY | Occurs when the audience or reader has a better understanding of events or individuals than one or more characters.
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| SITUATIONAL IRONY | A type of irony focusing on a situation and perhaps emphasizing that human beings are enmeshed in forces beyond their comprehension or control.
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| VERBAL IRONY | Irony wherein the actual intent is expressed in words that carry the opposite meaning.
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| INVERSION | When two things are reversed in position; reversal of the usual natural order of words.
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| SYNECHDOCHE | The use of a part of something to represent the whole.
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| CACOPHONY | Cacophony is harsh, discordant sounds.
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| EUPHONY | Euphony is soothing, musically pleasant sounds.
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| INFERENCE | A logical conclusion that someone draws from available data. In literature, readers often must infer things implied by the author but not directly stated.
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