English terms Flashcards
What is an apostrophe
A speaker or writer directly adressing an absent person, abstraction, or inanimant object
What is a Cacophony
The use of words that are harsh or dissonant in sound
what does conceit mean
A type of comparison that draws a striking parallel between two dissimilar things
what is euphony
The use of words whose sounds are pleasant and musical to the ear
what is Figurative language
An artful deviation from literal speech
What is imagery
Descriptive words or phrases that create an impression
what is a metaphor
An imaginative comparison consisting of the stated or implied equivalence of two dissimaler things
what is a tenor
The original subject which the metaphor seeks to describe
whats a vehicle
The image that the tenor of the metaphor is being compared to
whats an implied metaphor
A metaphore thas conveyed directly
whats an extended metaphor
A mteaphor that is developed beyond a single sentence or comparison
Whats an allegory
An extended metaphor that forms a story with two levels of meaning, a literal and implied meaning
what is a metonymy
An expression in which a related thing stands for the thing itself
Whats a Paradox
A statement that seems to be self contradictoryyet actually makes sense when in the right context
What is Parallelism
Similarity in the structures of two or more phrases
What is Personification
Giving human characteristics to something that isnt human
What are puns
A type of wordplay in which the author combines two word meanings in a sentence
What is repetition
Creating patterns by repeating sounds and words
What is a simile
A comparison of two unlike objects
What is Synechdoche
Using a part of something to stand for the whole
What is a theme
A recurring idea in a work of literature
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What makes literature special
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core mark of great writing start with theme
