10.28 Flashcards
a choral ode celebrating an athletic victory.
Epinicion
a short address spoken by an actor at the end of a play that comments on the meaning of the events in the play or looks ahead to expected events; an afterword in any literary work.
Epilogue
scene or incident in a literary work
Episode
letter written by an apostle in the New Testament of the bible; any letter,especially an informal or instructive one.
Epistle
a character tells the story through letters sent to a friend, relative, etc.
Epistolary Novel
inscription on a tomb or a written work praising a dead person; any commemoration, eulogy, or remembrance.
Epitaph
the part of a stage play that develops the characters, plot, and theme.
Epitasis
poem or song honoring the bride and groom on the day of their wedding.
Epithalamion
one of the hallmarks of the style of the Greek epic poet Homer is the epithet, a combination of a descriptive phrase and a noun.
Epithet
statement summarizing the content of a book, essay, report, etc. or a person/ object that embodies all the qualities of something.
Epitome
used to characterize a person who thinks of the ideal reply or retort after leaving a conversation and going upstairs.
Esprit d’escalier
short, nonfiction composition on a single topic.
Essay
speech or written work paying tribute to a person who has recently died; speech or written work praising a person, place, thing or idea.
Eulogy
word or phrase that softens the hard reality of the truth
Euphemism