Glossary Week 2 Flashcards
Antecedent?
A word to which a pronoun refers
Anaiah is very beautiful, her features are enchanting
Antithesis
A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences, as in the following
United we stand, divided we fall.
Aphorism
A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.
Apollonian
Refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior.
Brad had Apollonian tendencies toward keeping our house well ordered.
Apostrophe
An idiom that addresses a person or personified thing not present.
Their car is purple
Arch
Characterized by clever or sly humor.
He teased his friend with an arch comment about his shyness around girls
Archetype
An abstract or ideal conception of a type
Billy Joel is an archetype of music.
Assonance
The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry.
He eats the sweet treats.
Bard
Old time poet
Jaskier
Bathos
Insincere or overdone sentimentality.
He spent his final hour doing what he loved most: argue with wife
Belle-lettres
A French term for the world of books (beautiful letters)
Where the Crawdads Sing
Bibliography
A list of works cited
