Vocab Flashcards
Conceptual metaphor
“Life is a highway”
Conceit
Metaphor developed at great length occurring frequently
Echrasis
Vivid description, using details to place object/person/place before someone’s eyes
Energja/hypotopsis
Figures of speech used for creating illusion of reality
Chronographia
Historical time/event
Topographia
Description of a place
Pragmatographia
D. Of action/reported narrative
Ethopoeia
Description/portrayal of character
Prosopographia
Vivid description of someone’s character/face
Astrothesia
Stars
Effictio
Verbal description of someone’s body
Icon
Figure which paints likeness of a person
Chorographia
Particular nation
Geographia
D of earth
Anemographia
D of wind
Dendrographia
D of tree
Topothesia
D of imaginary place
Anacoluthon
Lack of grammatical sequence
“Athletes convicted of crime - should they be punished?”
Anadiplosis
Repetition of one or several words
“Anger leads to fear, fear leads to hate, hate is a path to the dark side”
Anaphora
Repetition of word/phrase at beginning
“We shall defend, we shall fight”
Anastrope
Transposition of normal word order
YODA AMIRITE
Epexegesis
When one interprets what one has just said
“That is to say”
Zeugma
When one part of speech (verb) governs two others
“He carried a light and the responsibility of others…”
Hendiadys
Expressing single idea by using two nouns
“He came despite the rain and weather”
Dialogismus
Speaking as someone else to either bring in other points of view or conduct pseudo dialog
Aporia
Deliberating with oneself as though in doubt
“Must then I part ways with the only word I know?”
Adynation
Declaration of impossibility
“Pigs will fly before Gerard butler marries me”
Cataplexis
Threatening payback for ill doing
Diasyrmus
Rejecting an argument through ridiculous comparison
