Day 3 G-M Flashcards
genre
the major category into which a literary work fits
Generic conventions
refers to tradition for each genre
homily
Literally “sermon” or any serious talk, speech, or lecture providing moral or spiritual advice
Hyperbole
A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or over statement
imagery
the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent adstractions
infer (inference)
to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
invective
an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language
irony
the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
Verbal irony
words literally state the opposite of speakers true meaning
situational irony
events turn out opposite from what expected
Dramatic irony
facts or events are unknown to a charter but known to the reader/ audience/ other charters
loose sentence
a type of sentence in which the main idea comes first
Metaphor
a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike thing or the substitution of one for the other
Metonymy
from Greek “changed label” the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
Mood grammatically
the verbal units and a speaker’s attitude((indicative, subjunctive, imperative) ; literarily, the prevailing or emotional aura of a word
