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a very brief synopsis of longer work of scholarship or research. The ______ of an entire book may be reduced to a single page.
abstract
represent ideas of thoughts/generalities
abstract terms
a saying or proverb embodying a piece of common wisdom based on experience and often coughed in metaphorical language.
Ex) it is always darkest before dawn; fools rush in where angels fear to tread
adage
refers to a total objectivity of a writer wherin his/her view of judgements are withheld in his/her account of human experience. Another conception of the term defines it as the distance between a work of art and its perceiver, the perceiver recognizing that the work of art is pretense and thereby on occasion larger and truer than life
aesthetic distance
the recounting of an unreal series of experiences bearing such close resemblance to reality as to encourage the reader to make the association; an extended metaphor
allegory
the repetition of one or more intitial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of works or line from a poem.
alliteration
a reference to a person, place, event, or other source meant to create an effect or enrich the meaning of an idea
allusion
multiple meaning; lack of clarity in work consciously used as a phase of the author's view of his/her world or characters and reflecting the vagueness of life
ambiguity
the incorporation of an event, scene, or person who does not correspond with the time period portrayed in the work
anachronism
a comparison tha points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
notes added to a text that explain, name sources, summarize, or evaluate the text
annotation
the character or force in a story that works against the protagonist to produce tension or conflict
antagonist
the rhetorical opposition or contrast of words, clauses, or sentences, as in the following:
"as action, not words"
"they promised freedom but provided slavery"
"ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?
antithesis
a short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment, such as "the road to Hell is often paved with good intentions"
aphorism
as distinguished from Dionysian; refers to the noble qualities of human beings and nature as opposed to the savage and destructive forces
Apollonian