Vocab Flashcards
the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words, with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis.
Repetition
: a piece of content intended to induce a viewer, reader, or listener to perform a specific act, typically taking the form of an instruction or directive
Call to action
a story in which things and people represent something entirely other—an idea or a philosophy. _____ typically contain within a moral or lesson.
Allegory
a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past.
Nostalgia
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
Dichotomy
Where the speaker deliberately portrays the situation as less serious or important than it really is. “It’s just a flesh wound.” (Black Knight, after having both arms cut off, in Monty Python’s the Holy Grail)
Understatement
a seemingly contradictory assertion that may have some truth in it. Ex. “What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young” (George Bernard Shaw). Ex. War is peace; Freedom is slavery; Ignorance is strength. (George Orwell, 1984)
Paradox
Obvious and intentional exaggeration—for rhetoric
hyperbole
an indirect reference to something outside the text—usually another work of art. “Don’t be a scrooge.” (Notice there’s no mention of Charles Dickens or the title, A Christmas Carol? An allusion is an indirect reference.)
Allusion
comparison not using like or as. Or, a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, esp. something abstract
Metaphor
comparison using like or as
Simile
an act or instance of placing things/words/concepts close together or side by side for comparison or contrast. A horrible troll holding a beautiful orchid, for example.
Juxtapose/juxtaposition:
