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Connotation |
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
Ex. there was a connotation of distrust in his voice ; the words childish, childlike and youthful have the same denotative but different connotative meanings. Childish and childlike have a negative connotation as they refer to immature behavior of a person. |
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Allegory |
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. |
Ex: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is a religious allegory with Aslan as Christ and Edmund as Judas. Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser is a religious or moral allegory where characters represent virtues and vices ; Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan is a spiritual allegory about a spiritual journey. |
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Allusion |
en expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference |
Ex.I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” This refers to the story of Pinocchio, where his nose grew whenever he told a lie. It is from The Adventures of Pinocchio, written by Carlo Collodi ; He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Romeo, the lead character in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, is considered to be a true romantic hero, and won over Juliet against her family's wishes. |
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Anadipolosis |
to reduplicate |
Ex: the repetition of the word “give” in the sentence “When I give, I give myself ; This public school has a record of extraordinary reliability, a reliability that every other school is jealous of in the city. |
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Clause |
A unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate |
Ex: in the clause 'Who loves pizza crusts,' the relative pronoun is who. In the clause 'Where he chews and drools with great enthusiasm,' the relative adverb is where. |
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Conceit |
a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor. |
Ex: "the idea of the wind's singing is a prime romantic conceit" ; We find another striking example of conceit in John Donne’s poem, “The Flea”:“Oh stay! three lives in one flea spareWhere we almost, yea more than married are.This flea is you and I, and thisOur marriage-bed and marriage-temple is” |
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Aphorism |
a pithy observation that contains a general truth |
Ex: “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.” ; A barking dog never bites |
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Anaphora |
the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they |
Ex: She dropped the glass and it broke into pieces. (the glass) ; After the torchlight red on sweaty faces |
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Analogy |
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification |
Ex: an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies ; the syndrome is called deep dysgraphia because of its analogy to deep dyslexia |
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Apostrophe |
when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem. |
Ex: “O stranger of the future! ; Welcome, O life! |
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Alliteration |
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
Ex: Peter Piper picked a pale of pickled peppers; Sally sells seashells by the seashore |
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Antecedent |
preceding in time or order; previous or preexisting. |
Ex: "the antecedent events that prompt you to break a diet" ; The weather is great today; let's make the most of it by going to the beach. |
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Ambiguity |
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. |
Ex: : Is the dog wearing the pink t-shirt? I have never tasted a cake quite like that one before!; Was the cake good or bad? |
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Colloquial |
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. |
Ex: a bunch of numpties – a group of idiots; to bamboozle – to deceive |
