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English Lit. Terms
Stack #81433
| allusion | reference to another word |
|---|---|
| symbolism | is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning |
| paradox | a self-contradictory statement which holds some truth |
| zuegma | when a verb has the same grammatical relation to two or more other words, but different meaning in each application |
| oxymoron | putting two contradictory words together |
| synecdoche | using a part to represent a whole |
| personification | giving human qualities to animals or objects |
| metonomy | substituting a word for another word closely associated with it. |
| allegory | an extended metaphor |
| analogy | the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship |
| onomatopoeia | a word that imitates the sound it represents. |
| appositive | adds essential information, clarifies something |
| infinitive | A verb form that is usually introduced by to |
| inductive reasoning | reasoning from detailed facts to general principles |
| deductive reasoning | general to specific |
| explication | to give a detailed explanation or analysis |
| didactic | Literature designed explicitly to instruct |
| polysyndeton | repetition of connectives or conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect |
| asyndeton | lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words |
| litotes | understatement |
| hyperbole | exaggeration or overstatement |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds |
| imagery | language that evokes one or all of the five senses |
| chiasmus | A rhetorical inversion of the second of two parallel structures |
| anaphora | The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs |
| antithesis | opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction |
| epithet | a descriptive phrase, word, or clause, that can be substituted in place of a person orthing, descriptive |
| epigram | any witty saying, short witty poem expressing a single thought |
| anachronism | using an old fashioned word |
| euphemism | substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant |
| double entendre | a word or expression used in a given context so that it has two meanings |
| apostrophe | when an absent person is directly addressed |
| conceit | an elaborate or strained mataphor |
| subordinate clause | contains a subject and verb (like all clauses) but cannot stand alone; does not express a complete thought |
| preposition | words that are used before nouns, pronouns, or other substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that typically express a spatial relationship |
| anecdote | A short account of an interesting or humorous incident |
| parallel structure | the repetition of words or phrases that have |
| case study | example of an event to support or explain a point |
| diction | Literary word choice |
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