Week 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
A dramatic shift in style from serious to ridiculous, which undermines the text’s credibility
A
Bathos
2
Q
A brief recounting of a relevant episode. They are often inserted into fictional or non fictional texts as a way of developing a point or injecting humor
A
Anecdote
3
Q
Placing or describing two things side-by-side for the purpose of in-depth comparison
A
Juxtaposition
4
Q
Recognizable characteristics of a literary genre
A
Convention
5
Q
A seemingly contrary situation which is actually true
A
Paradox
