Test 7 Flashcards
Lessons 44-52
description
gives the reader a mental image of a scene, person, situation, etc.
Homonyms
Orally sound alike, and the listener must understand the word from the context.
Dialogue and monologue
dialogue is a conversation between people, while ? is a conversation with oneself.
antithesis
a deliberate contrasting of two ideas or terms for the purpose of highlighting their differences.
synonyms and antonyms
synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings, while antonyms have opposite meanings.
homographs
two or more words that are spelled the same, but they have different meanings and may have different pronunciation.
type sketch
describes a general class of people
attribution
you should use this for each quoted person.
Extended definitions
written to explain meaning in amplification-
denotation
the literal, most ordinary, dictionary meaning of that word
connotation
the implied, suggested, or associated meaning.
character sketch
gives a word portrait of a specific person.
paraphrasing
putting into one’s own words the thoughts and expressions of other writers.
understatement used to convey an opposite meanings or increase an effect
lilotes
comparison using like or as
simile
use of gross exaggeration for the purpose of making a point
hyperbole
implied comparison without the use of like or as
metaphor
giving human characteristics to objects, ideas, or animals
personification
use of a word or expression in a figurative way
trope
repetition of word sounds, particularly initial sounds
alliteration
imaginary addressing of a person or thing that is absent or dead
apostrophe
term of Greek origin that means “Substitute meaning”
metonymy
combination or blending of two contradictory or inconsistent terms
oxymoron
figure of speech in which a part of a thing represents the whole
synecdoche
use of words whose pronunciations sound like their meanings
onomatopoeia
