Vocabulary Flashcards
Allegory (n.)
etymology: Greek
Story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning typically a moral or political one
Alliteration (n.)
etymology: Latin
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Allusion (n.)
etymology: Late Latin/French
An expression designed o call something to mind
Ambiguity (n.)
etymology: Latin/Late Middle English
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation
Analogy (n.)
etymology: Greek/French
A comparison between two things typically for the purpose of explanation and clarification
Antithesis (n.)
etymology: Greek
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
Colloquial (adj.)
etymology: Latin
Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary
Connotation (n.)
etymology: Medieval Latin
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Denotation (n.)
etymology: Late Latin
The literal or primary meaning of a word in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
Fiction (n.)
etymology: Latin
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
Extended metaphor (n.)
etymology: Old French
When an author exploits a single metaphor in order to link multiple things throughout a story or poem
Figurative language (n.)
etymology: Old French
A language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
Figure of speech (n.)
etymology: Old French/Old English
A word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect
Genre (n.)
etymology: French
A category of artistic composition as in music or literature
Imagery (n.)
etymology: Old French
The use of vivid words to paint a picture for the reader in their mind
Inference/infer (n.)/(v.)
etymology: Latin
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Irony/Ironical (verbal, situational, dramatic) (n.)
etymology: Latin/Greek
a language that normally signifies the opposite, typically humorously or emphatically
Personification (n.)
etymology: French
the giving of a personal nature or human characteristic to something nonhuman
Point of View (n.)
etymology: French/Latin
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter
a matter
Prose (n.)
etymology: Old French/Latin
a written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without structure
Repetition (n.)
etymology: Old French/Latin
the reoccurrence of something that has already been said, done or written
Satire (n.)
etymology: Middle French/Latin
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity
Semantics (n.)
etymology: French/German
the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning
Symbolism (n.)
etymology: French
an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind
Theme (n.)
etymology: Old French/Middle French/Latin/Greek
a topic
Thesis (n.)
etymology: Latin/Greek
a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved
Tone (n.)
etymology: Old French/Medieval Latin
a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood
Transition (n.)
etymology: Latin
the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another
Voice (n.)
etymology: Old French/Middle French
a particular opinion or attitude expressed
