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Lit Terms #19

TermDefinition
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
Created by: salleejamie
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