Vocab 5 Flashcards
1
Q
A question that is posed without the expectation of an answer
A
Rhetorical question
2
Q
A reference to a person, event, object or work- can be familiar, literary or historical
A
Allusion
3
Q
When we speak directly to an abstract person, idea or ideal
A
Apostrophe
4
Q
name calling, discriptive phrase or nickname
A
Epithet
5
Q
Recurrent image, words, objects phrases or actions that unify a work
A
Motif
6
Q
A proverb or adage
A
Aphorism
7
Q
The multiple meanings, either intentional of a word, phrase, sentence or passage
A
Ambiguity
8
Q
A perfect example of a typed it group
A
Archetype
9
Q
A change of meaning and/or tone from one point in a text to another
A
Shift
10
Q
An abrupt change from the sublime to the ridiculous
A
Bathos
11
Q
Play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meaning
A
Pun
