Vocab 3 Flashcards
1
Q
a situation in which something has more than one possible meaning and may therefore cause confusion
A
Ambiguity
2
Q
Coming of age story
A
Bildungsroman
3
Q
the use of strong emotions to evoke an emotional purification in the reader
A
Catharsis
4
Q
An “economical” person might be looked on favorably while a “stingy” person would be considered a scrooge, despite these adjectives having the same definition.
A
Connotation
5
Q
Fight fire with fire
Less is more
A
Paradox
6
Q
narration that follows the character’s thoughts as they unfold
A
Stream of consciousness
7
Q
The grammatical structure of words in a sentence.
A
Syntax
