13-24 Flashcards
Resemblance of sound. Also called vowel rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants of the rhyming words. “The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains”
Assonance
Harsh discordance of sound; discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds such as the noise produced by city traffic at midday. During the first band practice, we sounded like we were all playing a different song. What a !!
Cacophony
Latin for: Seize the day. Enjoy the present. The medieval soldiers had written on their shields.
Carpe diem
A trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse.
Cliche
A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can fo for your country.
Chiasmus
A sudden or intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience. Mary smelled the aroma of freshly-baked cookies, she suddenly realized this could only mean one thing…
Epiphany
To come into collusion or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash. This class is in with my work schedule.
Conflict
Portrayal; description. Or the process in which an author reveals the personality of a character. The patient boy and the quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.
Characterization
The associated or secondary meaning if a word or expression in addition to its primary meaning. Usually it us a more emotionally-driven word. An idea or feeling that a word invokes. You are a dog. (meaning you are morally reprehensible) I live in a home (as opposed to a house.)
Connotation
This is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. The main character us unaware that her brother is back home from the military, although the rest of the family is aware of his surprise to her.
Dramatic irony
The correspondence of sounds; harmony of sounds, especially consonants at the end of a word in a passage of prose or verse. The use of he repetition of consonants or consonant patterns as a rhyming device. Do not go gentle into that good night.
Consonance
Any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-hearted” to mean King Richard 1, or “man’s best friend” to mean a dog.
Epithet
