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when normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to another, often to create suprise, wit, or bring awareness to differences
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finals english vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| when the grammatical structure of the first clause or phrase is reversed in the second clause or phrase | chiasmus |
| when normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to another, often to create suprise, wit, or bring awareness to differences | juxtapostition |
| a short phrase that juxtaposes or contrasts ideas | antithesis |
| when one word seems to have the reaction to two or more words but in fact it does no | syllepsis |
| the deliberate omission of a word or words that are implied by the context | ellipsis |
| appealing to two or more senses at the same time | parasynethesia |
| the substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one | euphemism |
| this refers to the repetition of the closing word or phrase at the end of several clauses | epistrophe |
| when one word seems to have the relation to two or more words, but in fact, it does not. The word does double duty within the phrase so that its meaning actually shifts | syllepsis |
| this is when conjuctions are opmitted or left out, producing a fast paced and rapid style of writing | asyndeton |
| this is the opposite of asyndeton. this is when the writer uses many conjuctions to slow the pace of writing | Polysyndeton |
| in literature this term applies to any person who looks or acts in opposition to another character. A foil's purpose is to bring another character's traits into sharp focus not to cause conflict with a character like the antagonist | foil character |
| also known as stock characters or coventional character types. may also be commonly used symbol or story pattern. they are character types that evoke strong, often unconscious, enchanted princess and the wicked stepmother. | archetypes |
| deliberate exaggeration for emphasis | hyperbole |
| the opposite of hyperbole this is a deliberate understatement for emphasis | litotes |
| when a part of something is substituted for the whole or when the whole is substituted for a part | synecdoche |
| when one thing stands for something closly associated with it. | metonymy |
| when you speak to or write to an absent person/thing as if they are present or as if they can hear and understand you | apostrophe |
| the repetition of vowel sounds within words(not at the beginning) | assonance |
| the repetition of consant sounds within words (not at the beginning) | consonance |
| a term used to describe or characterize people or things that become part of their name (or even a substitution for their name) | epithet |
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