Vocab 60-80 Flashcards
Utopia
The literary term utopian do you notes in illusionary place that protects the nation of a perfect society to the reader here the perfect society refers to ideal conditions achieved within the material world as opposed to the expected idealism of afterlife and Christianity or other religions as a moral code all social evils have been cured
Sonnet
Derived from the Italian word Senetto it means a small or a little song or lyric in poetry a sonnet has 14 lines and is written in iambic penta meter each line has 10 syllables it has a specific rhyme scheme and Volta or specific turn
Round character
A round character in a novel or play or story is a complex personality similarly a round character has many layers like onions riders define a round character fully both physically and mentally
Situational irony
A literary device that you can easily identify in literary works it occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen and what actually happens and said that’s entirely different happens from what audience may be expecting or the final outcome is opposite to what the audit ends is expecting also known as irony of situations allows the reader to make a decision between appearances and realities and example is harry potter
Static character
One that doesn’t wanna go in or changes or undergoes a little change it is a character that doesn’t develop or grow such as Sherlock Holmes and James Bond
Vernacular
A literary genre that uses daily use language in writing and speaking it is different from written works as they normally follow the formal variety of language the word vernacular refers to writing or speaking of the public we find the origin of vernacular literature during the middle ages is in different countries of Europe
Vernacular vs dialect
Vernacular is the use of ordinary every day in plain language and speaking or writing such as corn is a common name of a plant in the scientific name is maze or Z maze whereas dialect is related to a particular region jogger full area a particular social class or an occupational group also uses a distinguished pronunciation vocabulary and grammar such as people in Shanghai has different pronunciation or dialect then in yunnan
Understatement
Figure of speech employed by Writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is has something of an ironic effect and example deserts are sometimes hot dry in Sandy example it was OK
Eulogy
Known as a homily the term eulogy originates from a Greek word eulogia which means to price somebody or something a eulogy is a literary device that is a laudatory expression in a speech or a written tribute to a person deceased recently it is intended to give honor
Dialect
The language used by the people of a specific area class district or any other group of people the term dialect involves the spelling sounds grammar and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them
Hubris
Extreme pride and arrogance is shown by character that ultimately brings about his downfall can be found in the authors attitude towards the reader portrayal of Hybristophilia characters serves to achieve a moralistic and characters are punished therefore giving a moral lesson
Anti hero
Literary device used by writers for a prominent character in a play or book that has characteristics opposite to that of a conventional hero the protagonist is generally admired for his bravery strength charm ingenuity etc whole and Anti hero is typically clumsy unsolicited and unskilled and had both good and bad qualities
Band wagon
A persuasive technique and a type of propaganda through which a writer persuaded his readers so that majority could agree with the argument of the writer suggesting that since majority agrees the readers should too such as everyone is voting for David so definitely he is the best presidential candidate the phrase bandwagon means jump on the bandwagon or follow what others are conforming or doing this type of reasoning is also considered a type of reasoning is also a type of fallacy
Bandwagon function
The purpose of this technique is to make the audience think and act in a way that majority follows this tendency of following the beliefs and actions occurs when audience sees others also confirming we see its usage in literature politics and advertisements etc bandwagon is in fact a good approach for persuasive writing that successfully works on human minds and psychology pressure tactic creating a sense of fear among the readers
Propaganda
We can easily find the use of propaganda technique in mass media advertising politics and literature it is very popular technique in academic commentary and is taken as an interchangeable form of communication the primary function of propaganda is to persuade the readers and mold their perceptions about a particular cause
