Q2 Flashcards
CACOPHANY
Refers to harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; it is the opposite of euphony.
“dishes crashing on the floor, or horns blaring and people yelling in a traffic accident.”
Caricature
Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person’s appearance or a facet of personality.
Obama prism
Colloquialism
Informal writing.
y’all, gonna, wanna
Concrete Language
Describes specific things.
“102 degrees,” “obese Siamese cat,” and “deep spruce green”
Connotation
Something more being implied by a statement.
“the aroma of my grandmother’s cooking”
Consonance
The repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity, as in boost/best; it can also be seen within several compounds words, such as fulfill and ping-pong.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Conundrum
A riddle whose answer is or involves a pun.
a riddle whose answer contains a pun
Deduction
The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example.
“All dogs have four legs, John’s pet is a dog, therefore John’s pet has four legs.
Denotation
The literal meaning of a word as defined.
hot is having or giving off heat
Dependent/Subordinate Clause
“Extra information” to the main clause and cannot exist on their own.
“unlike my brother, I don’t eat meat.”
Diction
Word choice to create tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning.
“I will address that issue right away.”
Dilemma
A conflict whose resolution requires one of two choices, both of which are unfavorable or disagreeable.
Unsureity in the ability in how to resolve a issue.
Discourse
Spoken or written language, including literary work’s; the four typical types of this are description, exposition, narration, and persuasion.
diary entries, letters, dialogue within a poem, narrative description within a longer novel
Emotional Appeal/Pathos
Occurs when a writer appeals to readers’ emotions to excite and involve them in the argument.
If we don’t leave this place soon, we’ll be yelling for help.
Epigraph
The use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hits at its theme. Ernest Hemingway begins “The Sun also Rises” with two epigraphs.
“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”
Epiphany
The experience of a sudden or striking realization.
In the middle of an argument a man will fix what their doing.
Epistrophe
The repetition of word endings.
and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Ethos
Persuasion to the audience.
Advertisements where doctors recommend a product.
Euphemism
Nicer way of saying something innapropriate.
“Passed away” instead of “died”
Euphony
A succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony.
mists, mellow, close, sun, bless, vines and eves
Example
A individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern. Arguing is considered reliable if examples are demonstrable true or factual as well as relevant.
the words in the definition.
Exposition
The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot.
“It was the first time she’d been back in her childhood home since her brother’s death.”
