A.p. Literature Candide Terms

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*ad hominu arguement*

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argument attacking an individual's character rather than his/her position on an issue

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*bathos*

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insincere sentimental quality of writing intended to evoke pity

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*didatic*

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primary purpose is to teach

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*homily*

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moralistic lecture

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*hyperbole*

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intentional exaggeration to create an effect

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*invective*

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intensely emotional verbal attack

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*irony*

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use of words to convey the opposite of literal meaning

OR

something unexpected happens

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*juxtaposition*

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placing 2 elements side by side to compare

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*litotes*

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understatement to express its opposite

(a murder: "not a pretty picture")

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*malapropism*

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substituting words for a homophone

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*oxymoron*

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an expression where two words that contradict each other are joined

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*parody*

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humorous imitation of a serious work

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*pathos*

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prompts the reader to feel pity

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*pun*

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play on words

mostly with use of homophones

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*rhetorical question*

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question asked for rhetorical effect

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*sarcasm*

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harsh, cutting language

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*satire*

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use of humor to emphasize human weakness

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*syllogism*

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3-part deductible argument where the conclusion is based on a major & minor premise

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*symbol*

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object that's used to represent something else

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*understatement*

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deliberate representation of something lesser in magnitude than it actually is

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adage

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familiar saying

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alliteration

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repetition of BEGINNING sounds

bitter black blueberries

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anaphora

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repetition of BEGINNING words in SENTENCES

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aphorism

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proverb

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APOSTROPHE

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figure of speech where one addresses an absent/imaginary character

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archetype

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detail/ image/ character

occurs frequently & appeals to the unconscious

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asyndeton

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WITHOUT conjunctions

feels like a long list

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CHIASMUS

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two parallel parts where the second is reversed

susan walked in, out rushed mary

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conceit

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extended metaphor

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epigram

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quick PARADOXICAL saying

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epithet

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point used to highlight a characteristic

Swift-footed Achilles

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eulogy

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formal speech praising the dead

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epitaph

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inscription on a tombstone

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euphemism

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indirect, nicer way of saying something

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expletice

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interjection to emphasize

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frame device

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story within a story

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hubris

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excessive pride

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idiom

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figurative expression

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jargon

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special language reserved for special groups of people

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limerick

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rhyme

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maxim

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adage

advice

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metonymy

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substituting object w/ something closely associated

the pen [writing] is mightier than the sword [fighting]

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pedantic

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eager to learn

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philippic

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verbal denunciation

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polysyndenton

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LOTS of conjunctions

blue and black and white and yellow

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solecism

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bad writing

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sylepsis

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one word used in different senses

he threw the ball then threw a fit

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syndenoche

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using one part to represent the whole

crown = royalty

wheels = car

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tautology

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needless description that doesn't add meaning

widow woman

free gift

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trite

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overused