List #5 Flashcards
hubris
excessive pride that often affects tone
humanism
a belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
hyperbole
gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
idyll
a lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
image
a word or phrase representing that which can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled, or felt
indirect quotation
a rendering of a quotation in which actual works are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
inductive reasoning
a method or reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization
inference
a conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data
invective
a direct verbal assault
irony
a mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is states, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm
kennning
a device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
lampoon
a mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation
litotes
a form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
loose sentence
a sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences
lyrical prose
personal, reflective, prose that reveals the speaker’s thoughts and feelings about the subject
