Group 4 Flashcards
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homily
A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.
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hubris
Excessive pride that often affects tone.
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humanism
A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity.
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hyperbole
Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
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idyll
A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place.
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image
A word or phrase representing that which can be seen; touched; tasted; smelled; or felt.
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imagery
the use of images in speech and writing.
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indirect quotation
A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased.
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inductive reasoning
A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization.
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inference
A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts; observations; or some other specific data.
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invective
A direct verbal assault; a denunciation; casting blame on someone or something.
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irony
A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated; often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected.
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kenning
A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities.
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lampoon
A mocking; satirical assault on a person or situation.
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litotes
A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.
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loose sentence
A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences; i.e.; subject-verb-objects. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses.
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lyrical prose
Personal; reflective prose that reveals the speaker’s thoughts and feelings about the subject.
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malapropism
A confused use of words in which the appropriate word is replaced by one with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning.
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maxim
A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth.
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melodrama
A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response.
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metaphor
A figure of speech that compares unlike objects.
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extended metaphor
When several characteristics of the same objects are compared
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metaphorical allusion
A metaphor referring to a particular person; place; or thing
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metaphysical
A term describing poetry that uses elaborate conceits; expresses the complexities of love and life; and is highly intellectual. More generally; it refers to ideas that are neither analytical nor subject to empirical verification; that is; ideas that express an attitude about which rational argument is impossible.
