Test 2 Flashcards
Parallelism
Similarity in the grammatical structures of two connected sets of words for effect
Anastrophe
Reversing the usual order of words for effect
Antithesis
A structure of speech in which words and phrases with opposite meanings are balanced against each other
Stichomythia
Verbal fencing between characters with brief line for line parallel structures
Metonymy
A metaphor in which a common association replaces the thing itself
Synecdoche
A metaphor in which a part is used to represent a whole or a sub category is used to represent it’s category or vice versa
Anthimeria
The use of a word in a part of speech that is different from its common use
Meiosis
Diction used to de-emphasize or to make something sound better
Auxesis
Diction used to emphasize or make something sound worse
Conceit
A metaphor that extends beyond just one mention, it pervades most of a work
Hyperbole
A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis
Understatement
De-emphasizing something in order to draw attention to it
Tone
The implied attitude of a writer toward the subject and characters of a work
Allusion
A mention of people or events in a work or history
Antimetabole
Repetition of words in reverse order
Zeugma
Use one part of speech that governs two others, produces incongruities
