statement that appears to be contradictory on the surface but turns out to explores a stinking truth.

closely links two seemingly contrary elements in a way that, on further consideration, turns out to make good sense.

figure of thought in which a point is stated by a deliberate roundabout expression rather than directly

figure of thought that plays on words that have the same sound but sharply contrasted meanings

figure of speech in which a question is posed not to solicit a reply but to emphasize a foregone or clearly implied conclusion

a sudden, overwhelming insight or revelation evoked by a commonplace object or scene in a poem or work of fiction

parenthetical observation

a brief interruption during which the character reflects on a minor point that seizes his attention

secondary stories that parallel or contrast with the main action

sentence that is so punctuated but that lacks either a subject, predicate or both

sentence that contains a subject and predicate and can stand alone as a grammatical unit

a group of words that contains a subject and predicate but cannot stand alone as a grammatical unit

a reference to the equivalent importance of two clauses

consists of a single independent clause

contains more than one independent clause with no subordinate clauses

contains not only an independent clause but also one or more subordinate clauses

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Lit Terms #19

Term	Definition
paradox	statement that appears to be contradictory on the surface but turns out to explores a stinking truth.
oxymoron	closely links two seemingly contrary elements in a way that, on further consideration, turns out to make good sense.
periphrasis	figure of thought in which a point is stated by a deliberate roundabout expression rather than directly
pun	figure of thought that plays on words that have the same sound but sharply contrasted meanings
rhetorical question	figure of speech in which a question is posed not to solicit a reply but to emphasize a foregone or clearly implied conclusion
epiphany	a sudden, overwhelming insight or revelation evoked by a commonplace object or scene in a poem or work of fiction
parenthetical observation	a brief interruption during which the character reflects on a minor point that seizes his attention
subplot	secondary stories that parallel or contrast with the main action
sentence fragment	sentence that is so punctuated but that lacks either a subject, predicate or both
independent clause	sentence that contains a subject and predicate and can stand alone as a grammatical unit
dependent clause	a group of words that contains a subject and predicate but cannot stand alone as a grammatical unit
coordination	a reference to the equivalent importance of two clauses
simple sentence	consists of a single independent clause
compound sentence	contains more than one independent clause with no subordinate clauses
complex sentence	contains not only an independent clause but also one or more subordinate clauses

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