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English Lit Terms #2

TermDefinition
Apollonian Refers to the noble qualities of human beings and nature as opposed to the savage and destructive forces
apostrophe addressing someone or something, usually not present as though they are present; often to a god, ghost or some supernatural thing
apotheosis a larger than life presense
appeal to ignorance a claim that whatever has not been proved
aside a statement delivered by an actor in such a way that the other characters onstage are presumed not to have heard him.
arguments assertions made based on facts, statistics, logical, or objective reasoning.
assonance similarity or repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words; usually in a line of verse
asyndeton the omission of of conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or phrases, as in " see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"
aubade a poem about mourning
auditory imagery word choices that appeal to the ear that help you "hear" the words
autobiography authors own life story; first person account
ballad a form of verse to be sung or recited and characterized by a dramatic or exciting episode in a fairly short narrative
carpe diem a theme, especially common in lyric poetry to emphasize that life is short, time is fleeting and one should make the most of the present experience.
bathos an anticlimax which is unintentional; an unintentional shift from sublime to the ridiculous which can result form the use of elevated language used to describe trivial subject matter.
Begging the question also called assuming the answer; a persuasive fallacy in which the writer assumes the reader will automatically accept the assertion without proper support.
Created by: salleejamie
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