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Abstraction
an idea disassociated from any specific instance ;expresses a
quality apart from an object
Aesthetic
A guiding principle in matters of artistic sensibility
Allegory
The expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and
actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
Alliteration
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of successive
words
Allusion
A reference to something in previous history or literature
Ambiguous
A word, phrase or sentence whose meaning can be interpreted in
more than one way
Analogy
an extended comparison between 2 things that share some
similarity to make a point
Anaphora
Repetition of the same word
Anastrophe
Normal word order is reversed or reareanged
Antithesis
Rhetorical contrast of ideas by parallel arrangement of words
Aphorism
A brief saying embodying a moral
Apostrophe
When an absent person or an abstract concept is directly
adressed
Appositive
A noun that renames another noun beside it
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds NOT consonants
Asyndeton
Conjunctions are omitted producing a rapid prose
Atmosphere
Mood insinuated by literary
Audience
The person to whom comments are directed
Bildungsroman
Story of an individuals growth
Cacophony
Harsh, discordant words. Opposite of euphony
Chiasmus
Repetition of ideas in an inverted order
Climax
Ideas arranged in order of importance
Colloquialism
Characteristic of spoken or written communication that imitates
informal speech
Concrete
Identifies things perceived through the senses
Connotation
Set of associations implied by a word in addition to literal
meaning OR repetition of consonant words
Denotation
Dictionary meaning of a word
Detail
Creating a simple image without connotation
Dialect
A regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocab
grammar and and pronunciation
Diction
Writers choice of words to combine meaning
Didactic
Tone designed to teach an ethical moral or religious lesson
Dramatic monologue
A speaker addresses a distinct but silent audience imagined to be
present to reveal a dramatic situation
Elegiac
Tone involving mourning for something that had passed
Ellipsis
Omission of 1 or more words that are understood but that must
be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
Epigraph
Quotation set at the beginning of a literary work; may suggest its
theme
Epistrophe
Ending a series of sentences with the same word. Opposite of
anaphora
Euphemism
Substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one
that may be offensive
Euphony
Soothing pleasant sounds
Extended metaphor
Several comparisons similar in theme
Figures of speech
Creates special effects or feelings
Generalization
Idea that emphasizes generality, not detail
Genre
Category based on style, form & content
Hyperbole
Exaggeration done for emphasis
Idiolect
A persons own language
Idiomatic
Mode of expression peculiar to a language
Imagery
Appeals to more of the 5 senses
Inflection
Change of form words undergo to mark distinctions
(gender,number,tense..)
Invective
Relating to insult or abuse
Irony
Verbal:stating the opposite of what is said or meant
Irony
Situational: situation is the opposite of expected
Irony
Dramatic: audience is aware of something characters aren't
Juxtaposition
Side by side for comparison or contrast
Metaphor
Implied comparison w/to unlike things
Metonymy
The use of a name of one thing for another for that of another
which is an attribute of
Mood
The feeling aroused
Motif
Salient thematic idea; central theme
Onomatopoeia
Sound that reinforces meaning
Oxymoron
Combo of contradictory words ("cruel to be kind")
Pacing
Point out where action begins to change pace
Paradox(ical statement)
The underlying meaning that is revealed through scrutiny
Parallel
Repetition of sentences with same grammatical structure
Parenthetical expression
Inserted in the flow of thought. Set off by dashes of parentheses
Parody
Mimicking another
Pastoral
Leisure or relating to the countryside
Persona (narrator)
Narrator does not remain objective. Biased
Personification
Attributing human qualities to inanimate objects
Picaresque novel
Episodic with a wandering hero who provides an opportunity to
connect widely different pieces of plot. Satiric & detailed
POV
Perspective from which a story is told
(1st,3rd,omniscient,limited)
Portmanteau
Combo of two or more words to make a new word
Polysyndeton
Use of many conjunctions to slow pace
Pun
Humorous play on words
Repititon
Anaphora: rep of same word or group at the beginnings of
successive clauses
Repetition
Epanalepsis: rep at the end of a clause that occurred at the start
Repetition
Epistrophe: rep of the same word at the ends of successive
clauses
Rhetoric
Art of speaking & writing effectively
Rhetorical situation
🔺created by the writer, audience & occasion, affects what is
written
Rhetorical question
Directed to: reader to involve reader, writer to review idea raised,
criticize, ask and answer to highlight method of development of
ideas
Sarcasm
Type of irony to injure or hurt
Satire
Ridicules human vice or folly
Schemes
Word order is altered from the expected
Semantics
Study of a larger system of meaning created by words
Shift
Text undergoes a noticeable or subtle change
Similie
Explicit comparison with two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
Stream of consciousness
Records the thoughts of a character without regard to logical
argument
Style
"Analyze rhetorical strategies"
Symbol
Thing, place, person used to represent another
Synechdoche
Substitution for part of he the whole
Synesthesia
Mixes elements of senses
Thesis
Statement of purpose
Tropes
Meaning is altered from the usual
Understatement (litotes)
Deliberate understatement when expressing a thought by
denying its opposite
Vernacular
Characteristic language of a group (colloquialism, slang)
Voice
Writer coming through words
Wit
Message whose verbal skill has the power yo evoke laughter
Zeugma
2 diff words that sound exactly alike are put together
SOAPS
Subject
Occasion
Audience
Purpose of speaker
Speaker
SLLIDD TOP
S-syntax; define sentence structure
L-language type
L-literary devices
I-imagery
D-diction; word choice
D-detail
T-tone
O-organization
P-pov
Ad Hominem fallacy
A person's character is attacked rather than his argument