Vocab 2 Flashcards
Expressing contrasting ideas by balancing words of opposite meaning and idea in a line or sentence, for rhetorical impact
Antithesis
It refers specifically to a place – a setting, or surroundings.
Atmosphere
An exaggerated representation of a character, often emphasizing physical or vocal
features, usually for comic and satirical purposes
Caricature
links and connections that unite the elements of discourse or text.
Cohesion
A sudden realization
Epiphany
A deliberate exaggeration for various effects – comic, tragic, etc.
Hyperbole
A speech of some length that expresses a character’s thoughts out loud, sometimes addressing other characters.
Monologue
Exposing and ridiculing of human follies in a society, sometimes with the aim to reform, sometimes predominantly to deflate. May be gentle, comic, biting or bitter, or a combination
Satire
Central ideas or issues in a work. Can also refer to an argument raised or pursued in a text, like a thesis
Theme
third person” narrator: An “all-knowing” narrator who can see into the minds of any character and see any event, place, time, from the ‘outside’. It is the most common and flexible narrative method.
Omniscient