Literacy terms and devices Flashcards
Define the word allegory
Allegory conveys hidden meaning.
Define the word allusion
An allusion is an unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text.
What is an anadiplosis?
An anadiplosis is a figure of speech in which a word or group of words located at the end of one clause or sentence is repeated at or the beginning of the following clause or sentence.
‘Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task’
Define the word analogy
An analogy is a comparison that aims to explain a thing or idea by likening it to something else.
Define the word anaphora
An anaphora is a figure of speech in which words repeat at the beginning of a successive clause, phrases or sentences.
Define the word antagonist
An antagonist opposes the protagonist.
Define the word antanaclasis
An antanaclasis is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is repeated within a sentence, but the word or phrase means something different each time it appears.
Define the word antithesis
An antithesis is a figure of speech that juxtaposes two contrasting or opposing ideas, usually within parallel grammatical structures.
Define the word aporia
An aporia is a rhetorical device in which a speaker expresses uncertainty or doubt- often pretended to prove a point.
Define the word assonance
Assonance repeats the same vowel sound within a group of words.
Define the word enjambment
Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break without any terminating punctuation mark.
Define the word foreshadowing
Foreshadowing leaves subtle clues of what might happen later on in the text.
Define the word oxymoron
An oxymoron is a contradictory term or idea that’s intentionally paired to make a a point.
Define the word parallelism
Parallelism elaborates an idea.
Define the word satire
Satire is used to ridicule something or someone.
