Literary Terms G-M Flashcards
Genre
The major category into which literary work fits (e.g. prose, poetry, and drama)
Generic Conventions
Refers to traditions for each genre
Homily
Literally meaning”sermon”or any serious talk, speech, or lecture providing moral or spiritual advice
Hyperbole
A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
Imagery
The sensory details or figurative language used to describe , a rouse emotion, or represent abstractions
Infer(Inference)
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.
Invective
An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language
Irony
The contrast between what is stated explicitly and is really meant
Verbal Irony
Words literally state the opposite of speaker’s true meanin
Situational Irony
Events turn out the opposite of what was expected
Dramatic Irony
Facts or events are unknown to a character but known to the reader or audience or other characters in work
Loose Sentence
A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first ,followed by dependent grammatical units
Polysyndeton
is a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect. Polysyndeton examples are found in literature and in day-today conversations.EX:”let the white folks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawns like carpets ,and books,and mostly-mostly -let them have their witnesses
Logos
a Greek word meaning logic,logos is a literary device that can be defined as a statement,sentence,or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic;employs utilization of inductive and deductive reasoning methods to be effective.
Metonymy
a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with a the name of something else with which it is closely associated. Ex:literature and everyday life
