Literary Terms G-M Flashcards
the major category into which a literary work fits(e.g. prose, poetry, and drama)
genre:
refers to traditions for each genre
generic conventions:
literally “sermon”, or any serious talk, speech, or lecture providing moral or spiritual advice
homily:
a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
hyperbole:
the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions
imagery:
to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
infer(inference):
an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language
invective:
- the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
- words literally state the opposite of speaker’s true meaning
- events turn out the opposite of what was expected
- facts or events are unknown to a character but known to the reader or audience or other characters in work
- irony:
- verbal irony:
- situational irony:
- dramatic irony:
a type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units
loose sentences:
a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things the substitution of one of the other, suggesting some similarity
metaphor:
from the Greek “changed label”, the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associate with it (e.g. “the White House for the President)
metonymy:
grammatically, the verbal units and a speaker’s attitude (indicative, subjunctive, imperative); literarily, the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a word
mood:
is the Greek word meaning logic; it 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.
Logos:
