g-m Flashcards
genre
major caategory into which literary work fits
generic convention
refers to tradition for each genre
homily
literally “sermon” or any serious talk speech, or lecture
hyperbole
figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
imagery
sensory details of fig language used to describe arouse emotion or rep abstraction
infer
draw a reasonable conclusion
intrective
emotionally violent, verbal denuncitiaon
irony
contrast between stated explicitly and what is really meant
verbal irony
words state opposite
situational irony
events turn out opposite
dramatic irony
facts or events are unknown to character but known to reader or audience
loose sentence
type of sentence in which the main idea comes first followed by dependent grammatical units
metaphor
figure of speech using implied comparison
metonymy
greek for changing label the name of one object substituted for another
mood
grammatically the verbal units and a speakers attitude indicative subjunctive imperative, literally the prevailing atmoshpere