Allegory Units 1 and 2 Flashcards
Characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas I or qualities
Allegory
Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds that are close together
Alliteration
Reference to someone or something that is known
Allusion
Deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting meanings in a work
Ambiguity
Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike
Analogy
Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row
Anaphora
Inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order. Purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony
Anastrophe
Brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something
Anecdote
Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero
Antagonist
Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order
Antimetabole
Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted
Antithesis
Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes
Antihero
Attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object
Anthropomorphism
Brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth
Aphorism
Calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstract idea
Apostrophe
Placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements (often set by a colon)
Apposition
The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together
Assonance
Commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, emphasizing the parts equally
Asyndeton
Constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance
Balance
Process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
Characterization
Reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the character says
Indirect Characterization
Author tells us directly what the character is like
Direct Characterization
Is one who does not change much in the course of a story
Static Character
One who changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action
Dynamic Character
Only one or two personality traits
Flat Character
More dimensions to their personalities
Round Character
In poetry, a type of rhetorical balance where the second part os syntactically balanced against the first
Chiasmus
Word or phrase that has become lifeless because of overuse
Cliche
A word or phrase in everyday use but is inappropriate for formal situations
Colloquialism
A story that ends with a happy resolution faced by the main character or characters
Comedy
Elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different
Conceit
Used to describe poetry that uses intimate material
Confessional Poetry
Struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
Conflicts can exist between two people
External Conflict
Conflict can involve opposing forces within a person’s mind
Internal Conflict
Associations that have become attached to a word or phrase, strict dictionary definition
Connotation
Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry
Couplet
Way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group
Dialect
A speaker or writer’s choice of words
Diction
Form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral
Didactic
A poem of mourning
Elegy
Device of repetition the same expression is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line
Epanalepsis
A long narrative poem, recounts the deeds of a heroic character
Epic
A quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme
Epigraph
Device of repetition where the same expression is repeated at the end of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences
Epistrophe
An adjective applied to a person or thing that is frequently used to emphasize a characteristic quality
Epithet
A short piece of nonfiction in which the writer discusses some aspect of a subject
Essay
Four forms of discourse which uses logic, ethics, and emotional appeals to convince the reader to think or act in a certain way
Argumentation
Relies more on emotional appeals than on facts
Persuasion
Form of persuasion that appeals to reason to convince an audience to think or act in a certain way
Argument
Form of argumentation in which the writer claims that one thing results from another
Casual Relationship
A form of discourse that uses language to create a mood or emotion
Description
Something is explained or “set forth”
Exposition
