Vocal English 3

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a poem or prose work that laments, or meditates upon the death of a person or persons

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elegy

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in rhetoric, the repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences

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epistrophe

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* writing in praise of a dead person, most often inscribed upon a headstone

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epitaph

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in rhetoric, the appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator

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ethos

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a speech or written passage in praise of a person; an oration in honor of a deceased person

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eulogy

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* an indirect, kinder, or less harsh or hurtful way of expressing unpleasant information.

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euphemism

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the interpretation of analysis of a text

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exposition

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* a series of comparisons within a piece of writing. not using like or as

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extended metaphor

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in contrast to literal language it has levels of meaning expressed through figures of speech such as personification, metaphor, hyperbole, irony, oxymoron, litotes, and others

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figurative language/figure of speech

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an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronology of the narration

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flashback

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a type or class of literature, such as an epic, narrative, poetry, biography, history

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genre

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s sermon, but more contemporary uses include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual life

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homily

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* overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point or draw attention

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hyperbole