Vocab Flashcards
Allegory
Allegory is a noun and is A symbolism device where the meaning is greater, often abstract, concept is conveyed whit the aid of a more corporeal object or idea being used as an example.
It’s origin is Greek.
Alliteration
Alliteration is a noun and occurs when words are used in quick succession and begin with the same letter.
It’s origin is Latin.
Allusion
Allusion is a noun and is when an author refers to a subject matter from the past while comparing it to a subject from the present.
It’s origin is Latin.
Ambiguity
Ambiguity is a noun that is a word, phrase or statement that is vague, and that has one or more meaning.
It’s origin is old French.
Analogy
Analogy is a noun that compares an idea or thing to another that is quite different from it, it explains the idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar. Its origin is Greek.
Antithesis
Antithesis is a noun that is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. It’s origin is Greek.
Colloquial
Colloquial is an adjective that is considered the use of informal words or phrases: such as slang; used in a piece of writing.
It’s origin is Latin.
Connotation
Connotation is a noun and it refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing that is describes explicitly. What comes to mind when you hear the word.
It’s origin is Medieval Latin.
Denotation
Denotation is a noun that is the literal meaning of a word in contrast to its connotative meaning.
It’s origin is Medieval Latin.
Diction
Diction is a noun that is the style of speaking or writing that is determined by the choice of words of an author.
It’s origin is Latin.
Extended metaphor
An extended metaphor is a noun that is a comparison between two unlike objects that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. It’s origin is old French.
Figurative language
Figurative language is a noun and is figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful. It’s origin is Greek.
Figure of speech
Figure of speech is a noun that is a word or phrase that has different meanings than its literal ones.
It’s origin is French.
Genre
Genre is an adjective that is the type of art literature or music characterized by a specific form, content, or style. It’s origin is old French.
Imagery
Imagery is a noun that is using figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
It’s origin is old French.
Inference/infer
Inference is a noun and is a literary device used where you make logical assumptions on premises that are assumed to be true. It’s origin is Medieval Latin.
Irony(verbal, situational, dramatic)
Irony is a noun, and there are three types. Verbal irony is when someone says the opposite of what they mean. Situational irony is the opposite of what the audience expects to happen. And dramatic irony is when the audience knows more than the characters. The origins Greek.
Personifican
Personifican is a noun and is when a nonhuman object is gave human traits. The origin is Greek.
Point of view
Point of view is a noun and is the mode of narration the author lets the reader see or hear. The origin is old French.
Prose
Prose is a noun and is when a form of language has no formal metrical structure. Such as a traditional poem. The origin is Latin.
Repetition
Repetition is a noun that is when words or phrases are repeated to make the idea clearer. The origin is Latin.
Satire
Satire is a noun and is used by writer to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society using humor, irony, or exaggeration. It’s origin is Latin.
Semenatics
Semantics is a noun and it helps you figure out whether a use of words is literal or merely figurative. The origin is old French.
Symbolism
Symbolism is a noun and is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities. The origin is Greek.
Theme
Theme is a noun and is the main idea or an underlying
Waning of a literary work staged directly or indirectly. The origin is Greek.
Thesis
Thesis is a noun and is the central pin t of an essay, or what the whole essay is about or connects to. The origin is Greek.
Tone
Tone is noun and is the attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience. The origin is Greek.
Transition
Transition is a noun and are words or phrases that provide a connection between words or ideas. The origin is Greek.
Voice
Voice is a noun and is the form or format through which narrator tells their stories. The origin is Medieval Latin.
Ambiguity
Ambiguity is a noun that is a word, phrase or statement that is vague, and that has one or more meaning.
It’s origin is old French.
Analogy
Analogy is a noun that compares an idea or thing to another that is quite different from it, it explains the idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar. Its origin is Greek.
Antithesis
Antithesis is a noun that is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. It’s origin is Greek.
Colloquial
Colloquial is an adjective that is considered the use of informal words or phrases: such as slang; used in a piece of writing.
It’s origin is Latin.
Connotation
Connotation is a noun and it refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing that is describes explicitly. What comes to mind when you hear the word.
It’s origin is Medieval Latin.
Denotation
Denotation is a noun that is the literal meaning of a word in contrast to its connotative meaning.
It’s origin is Medieval Latin.
Diction
Diction is a noun that is the style of speaking or writing that is determined by the choice of words of an author.
It’s origin is Latin.
Extended metaphor
An extended metaphor is a noun that is a comparison between two unlike objects that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. It’s origin is old French.
Figurative language
Figurative language is a noun and is figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful. It’s origin is Greek.
Figure of speech
Figure of speech is a noun that is a word or phrase that has different meanings than its literal ones.
It’s origin is French.
Genre
Genre is an adjective that is the type of art literature or music characterized by a specific form, content, or style. It’s origin is old French.
