Lit Terms 3 Flashcards
Moment of illumination, usually occurring at or near the end of a work
Epiphany
Use of exaggeration or distortion to make a figure appear comic or ridiculous
Caricature
Temporary departure from the main subject of a work
Digression
Short addition at the end of a literary work
Epilogue
Type of comedy based on a ridiculous situation often with stereotyped characters
Farce
Overused expression that is trite and banal
Cliché
General statement about a class of things or persons
Abstraction
Excessive pride in oneself and one’s abilities
Hubris
Work designed to instruct or teach
Didactic
Exposition, analysis, comparison and evaluation of a work
Criticism
An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish
Pedantic
Act of proving something false or erroneous by argument or evidence
Refutation
Use of a word considered less offensive or harsh
Euphemism
Sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses
Loose sentence
Balancing of two contrasting ideas, words or sentences
Antithesis
