OAT2 Flashcards
Implied metaphor
Less direct metaphor, dull blade of the wind
Direct metaphor
An expression that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object
Juxtaposition
Arrangement of two or more ideas side by side or in similar narrative moments like o compare, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development
Onomatopoeia
Use of words that mimic their meaning in their sound
Leitmotif
Recurrent theme throughout associated with a person, idea, or situation, horse in ATPH
Verbal irony
What is said is opposite of what is meant
Paradox
Statement or situation with contradictory or incompatible elements
Situational irony
Something takes place that is different or opposite of what is expected
Oxymoron
Apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction, apprehensive indulgence
Extended metaphor/conceit
Metaphor described with great detail throughout a literary piece
Lítotes
Using negative statements to emphasize a pos meaning, not too shabby
Metonymy
Substituting a word or phrase denoting an object, action, institution, etc. word or phrase denoting a property of sth associated with it.
Dramatic irony
Incongruity or discrepancy btw what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true
Synecdoche
Part of sth used to refer to the whole of it
Rhetorical question
Question asked to create a dramatic effect or make a point
Polysyndeton
Use of several conjunctions in close succession
Satire
Using humor, ridicule, irony, etc to expose and criticize prevailing immorality or foolishness, as a social and political commentary
Shift
Tone or mood changed to define characters or make a novel more interesting
Simile
Comparing two unlike things with like or as
Symbol
Sth that means more than what it is, siren=gender roles
Parallelism
Using similar words, clauses to emphasize similar ideas,
Understatement
Description of sth as having much less of a particular quality than it does
Sarcasm
Remarks that mean the opposite of what they say, to hurt feelings or criticize sth I a humorous way.
Synesthesia
Presentation of feelings in terms usually associated with another sensation,
Syntax
Way in which linguistic elements are put together to form constituents, her image accompanied me