a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area

a speaker or writer’s choice of words

form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking

a poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died. A Eulogy is great praise or commendation, a laudatory speech, often about someone who has died

device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line, clause, or sentence. Voltaire: “Common sense is not so common.”

a long narrative poem, written in heightened language , which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society.

a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.

Device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated at the end of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences (it is the opposite of anaphora).

an adjective or adjective phrase applied to a person or thing that is frequently used to emphasize a characteristic quality. A Homeric epithet is a compound adjective used with a person or thing

a short piece of nonfiction prose in which the writer discusses some aspect of a subject.

a form of discourse that uses language to create a mood or emotion.

one of the four major forms of discourse, in which something is explained or “set forth.”

the form of discourse that tells about a series of events.

act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text, usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language.

a very short story told in prose or poetry that teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.

a type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotyped characters are involved in silly, far-fetched situations.

Words which are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe. Similes and metaphors are common forms.

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Vocab Unit 3

Term	Definition
Dialect	a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area
Diction	a speaker or writer’s choice of words
Didactic	form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking
Elegy	a poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died. A Eulogy is great praise or commendation, a laudatory speech, often about someone who has died
Epanalepsis	device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line, clause, or sentence. Voltaire: “Common sense is not so common.”
Epic	a long narrative poem, written in heightened language , which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society.
Epigraph	a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.
Epistrophe	Device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated at the end of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences (it is the opposite of anaphora).
Epithet	an adjective or adjective phrase applied to a person or thing that is frequently used to emphasize a characteristic quality. A Homeric epithet is a compound adjective used with a person or thing
Essay	a short piece of nonfiction prose in which the writer discusses some aspect of a subject.
Description	a form of discourse that uses language to create a mood or emotion.
Exposition	one of the four major forms of discourse, in which something is explained or “set forth.”
Narrative	the form of discourse that tells about a series of events.
Explication	act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text, usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language.
Fable	a very short story told in prose or poetry that teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
Farce	a type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotyped characters are involved in silly, far-fetched situations.
Figurative Language	Words which are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe. Similes and metaphors are common forms.

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