Extended Language Techniques #3 Flashcards
Term
Definition
Allegory
A narrative with a deeper meaning, often moral or political.
Pun
A play on words, often for humorous effect.
Paradox
A seemingly contradictory statement that reveals a truth.
Aphorism
A concise, wise statement or observation.
Epigram
A witty, often paradoxical remark.
Synesthesia
Blending of sensory experiences.
Anachronism
Something out of place in time.
In Media Res
Starting a narrative in the middle of the action.
Bildungsroman
A coming-of-age story.
Satire
Use of humour, irony, or ridicule to criticise social issues.
Understatement
Deliberately presenting something as less significant than it is.
Litotes
An understatement using double negatives or a negative to express a positive.
Chiasmus
A structure in which words are repeated in reverse order.
Polyptoton
Repetition of words derived from the same root.
Parallelism
Repetition of grammatical structure.
Metonymy
Substituting the name of one object for another related object.
Synecdoche
A part representing the whole, or vice versa.
Antimetabole
Repeating words in reverse order for emphasis.
Apostrophe
Addressing someone absent or something non-human as if it were present.
Conceit
An extended metaphor with complex logic.
Epizeuxis
Repetition of a word for emphasis.
Hypophora
Asking a question and immediately answering it.
Litany
A repetitive list or catalogue.
Hyperbaton
Inversion of normal word order.
Anadiplosis
Repetition of the last word of a sentence at the beginning of the next.
