Terminology Test Three Flashcards
Antithesis
opposition or contrast of ideas expressed by parallelism of words that are opposites of, are strongly contrasted with each other
Ex. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.
Anecdote
A short narrative account of an amusing, unusual, revealing, or interesting event.
Aphorism
A pitty observation that contains a general truth such as “if it is not broke, don’t fix it.
Caricature
A picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
Cacophony
A harsh, discordant mixture if sounds.
Conciseness
A technique used in speech or writing when a lot of informations is told clearly in few words; brief but comprehensive
Dramatic Repetition
Repetition of words constantly.
Erudite
Having or showing profound knowledge.
Imagery
Visually descriptive or figurative language.
Irony
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Curly of off the 3 Stooges was bald.
Metaphor
a comparison of two or more thing.
Onomatopoeia
Use of words to imitate natural sounds.
Parody
composition that imitates the distinctive features of a serious piece of writing for comic or satiric purposes.
Personification
A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or an abstract concept is endowed with
human features: “blind justice.”
Rhetoric
the art of using language to persuade or influence others.
