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Literary and Rhet
WegersWordsI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| metonymy | something closely associated with an object is used in place of that person/object (not-ona-me) |
| synesthesia | a concurrent use of two or more sensory images |
| wit | terse, intellectually amusing language that sometimes surprises; humorous while showing ingenuity |
| anaphora | repetition of word/words at the beginning of successive phrase/clauses |
| epistrophe | repetition of word/words at the end of successive phrases/clauses |
| cataloguing | an author lists for effect |
| cacophonous | harsh-sounding |
| euphonious | pleasant-sounding |
| picaresque | a story with a rogue hero who had many episodic adventures |
| colloquial | use of informal language usually indicative to a region |
| asyndeton | the lack of conjunctions/speeds pace |
| polysyndeton | use of numerous conjunctions when not necessary/slows pace |
| aphorism | a short, witty statement that makes a wise or moral observation |
| epigraph | a quote/poem on the title page of a book |
| malapropism | misuse of a polysyllabic word--comedic |
| stream of consciousness | ideas in random order mirroring human thought--little formal grammar |
| Horatian satire | lighthearted ridicule that reveals shortcomings to spur change |
| Juvenalian satire | ridicule that reveals shortcomings to spur change |
| circumlocution | roundabout speech or writing; using many words when a few would do (often to avoid direct repsonse) |
| deux ex machina | an easy resolution to a seemingly impossible conflict |
| verisimilitude | semblance to truth or reality |
| syllogism | deductive logic with 2 correct premises and a sound conclusion |
| logos | language that persuades by developing ideas with reason and rationality |
| pathos | developing ideas through appeal to emotion |
| ethos | developing ideas through appeal to the author's credibility, good will and knowledge |
| synecdoche | a part of something is used to represent the whole (connect-to-me) |
| juxtaposition | placing two things side by side for comparison/contrast |
| ambiguity | conscious lack of clarity allowing the writer to suggest the vagueness of a situation or allow for two or more interpretations |
| aposiopesis | speech is broken off abruptly--usually indicating emotional inability to go on (often with a dash) |
| anaphora | repetition of words or clauses at the BEGINNING of successive phrases or clauses |
| chiasmus | inverting the second of two phrases that would otherwise be in parallel from (A-B-B-A) |
| conceit | an elaborate or far-fetched metaphor that is surprising in its comparison |
| non sequitor | a reply that does not logically follow what precedes it |
| pathetic fallacy | personification that focuses on human emotion (pathos) |
| tautology | redundant words (unnecessary) |
| apposition | Placing side-by-side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first. |
| polyptoton | Repetition of words derived from the same root but with different endings. |
| ad hominem | personal attack fallacy; turns away from the facts by attcaking personal character |
| invective | the use of harsh, biting, angry language (usually in satire) |
| parody | an imitation of a work to ridicule it style or subject for humor's sake |
| antithesis | a statement that asserts the opposite; contrasting ideas sharpened by the use of opposite meanings |
| zeugma | Use of a word to modify or govern two or more words although its use may be grammatically or logically correct with only one. |
| apotheosis | elevating someone to the level of a god |
| litotes | an understatement frequently with a negative assertion for irony |
| anastrophe | Departure from normal word order for the sake of emphasis.(often movement of only 1 or 2 words) |
| anadiplosis | The repetition of the last word (or phrase) from the previous line, clause, or sentence at the beginning of the next. |
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