LIT Flashcards
EULOGY
A speech, writing, poem containing praise for someone who recently retired or passed away
SATIRE
A way of criticizing people or ideas in a humourous way, esp in order make a political point, or piece of writing that use this style
SEANCE
a meeting where people try to talk with dead people
WOE
tale of woe
Big problems and troubles
**Tale of woe **- extreme sadness
ACCOLADE
Touch one person’s shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood
An award or priviledge granted as a special honor or as an acknowledge of merit
GLADIATOR
A man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena
APHRODISIAC
Thing that cause excitement
Food, drink, drug stimulates sexual desire
FLAILING FIRE
A fire that moves energetically in an uncontrolled way
CLOAK AND SCYTHE
the death
DOE EYES
Large, wide open eyes, seductive eyes
ELEGY
A sad poem or song, esp remembering someone who has died or sth in the past
EPITAPH
A short piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, esp one written on their gravestone
LABYRINTH
a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost:
DEMISE
the death of a person
MIMESIS
The act of representing or imitating reality in art, esp literature
O-XY-‘MO-RON
Combination of contradictory or incongruous words
PALINDROMES
a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward
PARSE
(grammar) Separate a sentence into grammatical parts, such as subject
PREFACE
An intro at the beginning of a book explaining its purpose, thanking people who helped the author
‘PREAMBLE
A preliminary / preparatory statement, an intro
PREPOSITION
Words, or group of words that indicate spatial relationship
PSALMS
A holy poem or song, esp one of the 150 collected together in the bible
RHETORIC
Speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people
Clever language that sounds good but it’s not sincere or has no real meaning
TAU-‘TO-LO-GY
tôˈtäləjē
The use of 2 words or phrases that express the same meaning, in a way that is unnecessary and usually unintentional
WEASEL WORD
Sth that someone says either to avoid answering a question clearly or to make someone believe that sth that is not true
CLOAK-AND-DAGGER
Secrective
Used to describe an exciting story involving secrets and mystery, often about spies, or something that makes you think of this