List 2 & 6-10 Terms Flashcards
Antagonist
the character or force who struggles against the hero and tries to bring him down e.g. “the bad guy”.
ex: Jafar from Aladdin is an antagonist because he doesn’t want to lose his power.
Antecedent
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. occasionally, you may be asked for the antecedent of a given pronoun in a long, complex sentence or in a group of sentences.
ex: In a sentence that’s really long, the antecedent would be replaced with a pronoun later. It is now the subject because the antecedent was introduced already,
Antithesis
A figure of speech (often in rhetorical writing) in which contrasting or paradoxical ideas are presented in a parallel form. Example of sentence:
All I know is love is all i know. (Emily Dickenson)
the opposing views of love. the poet doesnt know actual definition & only knows the love experienced in life
Aphorism
A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle( if the authorship is unknown, the statement is generally considered to be a folk proverb). An aphorism can be a memorable summation of the author’s point.
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary character or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. The effect may add familiarity or emotional intensity. ex: William Wordsworth addresses John Milton as he writes, “Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour: England has need of thee.”
surmise
POS & Definition
- Verb
- To guess
ex: There is a surmise that early in his Oxford career he contemplated taking orders in the Church of England.
resolute
POS & Definition
- Adj
- firm or determined; unwavering
ex: As a rule, the bishops were resolute enemies of the Montanistic enthusiasm.
dolefully
POS & Definition
- Adv
- mournfully
ex: His mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the military before the war.
prowess
POS & Definition
- Noun
- superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle.
ex: Orkhan’s military prowess secured for him the succession.
peculiar
POS & Definition
- Adj
- belonging particularly or primarily to one person, group, or kind.
ex: An allied fungus peculiar to woods, with a less fleshy cap than the true mushroom, with hollow stem, and strong odour, has been described as a close ally of the pasture mushroom under the name of A.
Example for Antithesis
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong
emphasising big leap
Example of Aphorism
The simplest questions are the hardest to answer.
Example of Apostrephe
Twinkle twinkle little star
the girl is talking to the star
