Quiz 1 Flashcards
Sarcastic
Saying the opposite of what you mean mockingly
Sardonic
Witty and dry mocking
Analogy
Comparing the similarity of two things
Conceit
A comparison of very dissimilar things
Effusive
With feelings of gratitude, affection, or appreciation
Apathetic
Being uninterested or uncaring towards something
Allegory
Literature or art that has a hidden meaning and many symbolic elements (usually moral or political)
Allegorical
Having characteristics of an allegory
Apostrophe
When a speaker addresses a dead or absent person, or inanimate object
Disparaging
To discredit or devalue
Chiasmus
When a phrase or structure is introduced and later repeated in reverse order
Litotes
An affirmation expressed through double negatives
Pronoun Antecedent
The word that a pronoun refers to
Participle
A verb that is used as an adjective
Metonymy
Substituting a word or phrase with similarly associating word or phrase
Synechedote
A type of metonymy where a whole of something is substituted by a part of it
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Derisive
Expressing ridicule or lack of respect
Mood
The atmosphere of a narrative (what the reader feels)
Exigence
What inspired the author to create a text (NOT purpose)
Idiomatic
Having characteristics of an idiom
Didactic
Something with an educational purpose, morally and practically
Allusion
A reference usually to a person or place in another piece of literature
Aphorism
An observation containing a general truth (doesn’t have to be moral)
Rhetorical Situation
The context (text, author, setting, audience, and purpose) of a piece of writing
Rhetorical Strategies
Tools used in text to affect the reader in an intended way
Flippant
Disrespectful or unserious
Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words
Consonance
The repetition of similar consonants in neighboring words with different vowels
Euphemism
Replacing an offensive word or phrase with an inoffensive one
Colloquial
Ordinary and informal language
Ambiguity
When something doesn’t have a clear intended interpretation and can be interpreted multiple ways
