For December Finals Flashcards
Assertion
a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Rapport
a friendly, harmonious relationship. especially : a relationship characterized by agreement, mutual understanding, or empathy that makes communication possible or easy.
Prose
is verbal or written language that follows the natural flow of speech without metrical structure.
Elucidate
make (something) clear or explain and interpret
ineffable
too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
Enjabment
a literary device in which a line of poetry
carries its idea or thought over to the next line
without a grammatical pause
Paradox
a statement that appears at first to be
contradictory, but upon reflection then makes
sense
Elision
the removal of an unstressed syllable or letter
from a word in order to mix words together
and decrease overall syllables
Characterization
Device an author uses to reveal a character’s values, feelings, and goals to the reader. Also is explaining details about a character in a story
Allegory
A story or description of events that convey a hidden meaning. (like the holocaust allegory with animals)
Conceit
a figure of speech in which two vastly
different objects are likened together with the
help of similes or metaphors. (life is like a box of chocolates)
Litotes
understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in “not a bad singer” or “not unhappy”). Not the shapest tool in the shed, not as young as you used to be, that’s not a bad idea.
Syntax
determines how the chosen words are used to
form a sentence. The most basic syntax follows a subject + verb + direct object formula. That is, “Jillian hit the ball.” Syntax allows us to understand that we wouldn’t write, “Hit Jillian the ball.”
Metonymy
a figure of speech in which one object or idea
takes the place of another with which it has a
close association. redcoats to brits, suits to refer to buissnessmen, dish to refer to food.
FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
