Notes 41-60

Question 1

a short, pointed and memorable saying based on facts, and is considered a verifiable truth by the majority of people; expresses a general truth or fact about life then becomes a universal truth

Answer 1

Adage

Question 2

someone who is concerned w/ precision, formalism, accuracy, minute details in order to make an arrogant ostentatious show of learning; corrects small mistakes

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Pedantic

Question 3

lacking proper respect or seriousness; often associated w/ the impatience of youth

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Flippant

Question 4

language that “suggests” meanings other than the denotative; language that connects w/ emotions of feelings not associated w/ the actual meaning of the word

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Evocative

Question 5

literary style and rhetoric; the sentence is ordered differently; in English, the placing of an adjective after the noun is modifies, a verb before its subject

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Syntactical Inversion

Question 6

a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are places side by side, w/ one element serving to identify the other in a different way

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Apposition

Question 7

frequently used for literary texts which are overloaded w/informative or realistic matter and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details, becomes a derogatory term referring to the forms of literature that are ostentatiously dull and erudite

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Didactic

Question 8

a figure of speech in which 2 vastly different objects are linked together w/ the help of similes and metaphors, examples have a shocking/surprising effect on the readers b/c they are novel comparisons

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Conceit

Question 9

the main clause, this used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made

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Periodic Placement

Question 10

a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth. It’s also used to illustrate an opinion or statement contrary to accepted traditional ideas, often used to make a reader think over an idea in an innovative way

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Paradox

Question 11

words are used in such way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words, the difference b/w the appearance and reality

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Irony

Question 12

a stylistic device that comes from a Greek work, meaning to place or alongside; is a qualifying or explanatory sentence, clause or word that writers insert into a paragraph or passage

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Parenthesis

Question 13

grimly mocking, sarcastic, satirical, mocking in a humorous manner

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Sardonic

Question 14

a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration of ridicule, intends to improve humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles’ uses fictional characters to expose and condemn corruption

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Satire

Question 15

relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech

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Polemical

Question 16

a word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning

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Ambiguity

Question 17

aka a universal symbol, may be a character, a theme, a symbol, or even a setting; have a common and recurring representation in a particular human culture or entire human race

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Archetype

Question 18

the use of archetypical characters and situations gives a literary work a universal acceptance, as readers identify the characters and situations in their social & cultural context; the writers attempt to impart realism to their works, as the situations and characters are drawn from the experience of the world

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Function of Archetype

Question 19

a literary device that can be defined as a trait in a character leading to his downfall and te character is often the hero

Answer 19

Tragic Flaw

Question 20

a stylistic approach or technique involving a strong declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement regarding a belief or a fact’ often w/o proof or any support

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Assertion