Advanced terminology Flashcards
Rondo
a poem with a circular structure that begins and ends similarly
Litotes
A deliberate understatement made for rhetorical effect
Orthography
A study of spelling and the way letters are used in language
Typography
the style and appearance of printed matter
Apostrophe
an address to something inanimate as if it were a living person
Epithet:
an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
Metonymy:
a symbol that comes to represent something viz ‘The Crown’ representing the whole monarchy, ‘The Bench’ coming to represent the whole judiciary
Synecdoche:
A part of something that is used to represent the whole. Viz, ‘all hands on deck’.
Leonine rhyme:
an internal rhyme within a line of poetry
Rhyme royal:
a poem of seven lines following the pattern ABABBCC
Phonology:
the study of sound
Conceit:
a deliberately elaborate metaphor
Deictic:
term used to denote words that rely on the context to be understood.
Hypophora:
a rhetorical device in which the speaker asks a question and then immediately answers it
Hypocorism:
pet names
Equivocation:
use of ambiguous language
Hedging:
talking around a topic
Polyptoton:
repetition of words from the same root for emphasis (such as strong and strength)
Anadiplosis:
repetition of a word at the end of one clause and at the start of the next clause
Epistrophe:
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
Enumeration:
listing of details in a way that creates the effect of amplification
Synonymia:
using several synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term
Polysemy:
the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase
Malapropism:
Using an incorrect word (usually of a similar sound to the correct word) thinking it has a different meaning
Chiasmus:
a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order
