vocab Flashcards
antithesis
opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other
allusion
an indirect or passing reference
extended metaphor
An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry
altruistic
unselfish
ambivalent
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal
anthropomorphism
the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object
theme thesis
The thesis should introduce a paper that will explain how the author reveals theme in the story
dramatic irony
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t
verbal irony
they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words
situational irony
when the outcome is the opposite or completely different from what was expected
pivotal moment
of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else
reverence
deep respect for someone or something
Ostensibly
apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.
satire
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices
facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant
Pedantic
Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner
Erroneous
wrong; incorrect
Gregarious
sociable
Stream of consciousness
tries to capture the natural flow of a character’s extended thought process
Parallelism
the use of identical grammatical structures for related words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence or a paragraph
Polysyndeton
list or series of words, phrases, or clauses that is connected with the repeated use of the same conjunction
Tactile imagery
sense of touch
Olfactory imagery
sense of smell
Despondent
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
Emotive diction
use of descriptive words, often adjectives
pathos logos ethos
emotion logic credibility
Gustatory imagery
sense of taste
Exposition
the insertion of background information within a story or narrative
vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
Pervasive
spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
Idiolect
the speech habits peculiar to a particular person
Analogous
something that is similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
Cadence
the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
Sibilance
hissing sound that’s created as a result of the letter “s” or other letter combinations
Diction
wording
Assonance
the repetition of the sound of a vowel
Dissonance
a tension or clash
Foil
someone or something that makes another’s good or bad qualities all the more noticeable: side character
