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five steps vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work | euphony |
| background information presented in a literary work | exposition |
| a sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit. The extended metaphor is developed throught a piece of writing | Extended Metaphor |
| the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one. It includes metaphor, simile, symbol, motif, and hyperbole | Figurative Language |
| a device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes | flashback |
| the shape or structure of a literary work | form |
| extreme exaggeration, often humorous, it ban also be ironic; the opposite of understatement | Hyperbole |
| a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion | Image |
| the total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature | Imagery |
| the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | Induction |
| a conclusion one can draw from the presented details | Inference |
| a verbally abusive attack | invective |
| an unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was inteded or expected to happen | Irony |
| the process of reasoning | logic |
| a mistake in reasoning | logical fallacy |
| a direct comparison between dissimilar things | metaphor |
| a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea | metonymy |
| a speech give by one character | monologue |
| the repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or characters | motif |
| the speaker of a literary work | narrator |
| words that sould like the sound they represent | onomatopoeia |
| an image of contradictory term (bitter sweet) | oxymoron |
| the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another | pacing |
| a story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson | parable |
| a comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original | parody |
| the aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience. An appeal to emotion that can be used as a means to persuade. | pathos |
| a term used to descrive writing that borders on lecturing. It is scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant. | pedantic |
| presents its main clause at the end of the sentece for emphasis and sentence variety. Phrases, depended clauses preced the main clause. | Periodic Sentence |
| the assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts | personification |
| a typer of argument that has as its goal an action on the part of the audience | persuasion |
| a sequence of events in a literary work | plot |
| the method of narration in a literary work | point of view |
| a play on words that often has a comic effect | pun |
| the latin for "to reduce to the absurd." this is a technique useful in creating a comic effect and is also an argumentative technique. | Reductio ad Absurdum |
| refers to the entire process of written communication. Rhetorical strategies and devices are those tools that enable a writer to present ideas to an audience effectively | Rhetoric |
| one that does not expect an explicit answer | rhetorical question |
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