Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
22 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
hyperbole
|
overstatement of speech which exaggerates to acieve an effect
|
|
|
metonymy
|
one of the troupes; one thing is represented by another commonly associated with it
|
|
|
anaphora
|
repeating beginnings of successive lines of sentences
|
|
|
troupe
|
twist a phrase or word to mean something else... like metaphor, personification, simile, synecdoche, and metonymy
|
|
|
synecdoche
|
figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
|
|
|
etymology
|
how and where words were derived
|
|
|
paradox
|
statement where something seems impossible, but, deep down there is some truth
|
|
|
ambiguity
|
something that cannot be definitely determined
|
|
|
colloquialism
|
use of informal language where formal language is less appropriate
|
|
|
digression
|
turning aside or wandering from the main subject
|
|
|
idiom
|
expression peculiar to a particular lang, different meaning from the literal meaning
|
|
|
motif
|
unifying element in artistic work... image... symbol... that reaccurs
|
|
|
neologism
|
word that has been coined to express a meaning not in the dictionary
|
|
|
pastiche
|
open and intentional honoring a style... synonym to parody
|
|
|
syllepsis
|
a word related to 2 or more different words in a strikingly different way
|
|
|
satire
|
irony used, wit... giving impetus to change through ridicule
|
|
|
ellipsis
|
a gap indicating material has been omitted "..."
|
|
|
antithesis
|
two opposite ideas are directly opposed
|
|
|
archaic
|
no longer in use except for a special purpose
|
|
|
oxymoron
|
figure of speech that juxtaposes two opposite meanings- "jumbo shrimp"
|
|
|
refutation
|
to acknowledge the argument, then proving false
|
|
|
dialectic
|
form and method of argumentation-> addresses conflicting ideas or principles/ negotiating differences to make thesis and antithesis= synthesis
|
