Terms
Terms
Terms
Terms
Terms
100
what is a work that functions on a symbolic level?
What is abstract?
100
The presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by a word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. "To be or not to be..."
What is antithesis?
100
The literal or dictionary meaning of word.
What is denotation?
100
A more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable.
What is a euphemism?
100
The totoal effect of related sensory images in a work of literature.
What is Imagery?
200
A reference contained in a work.
What is allusion?
200
A single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer.
What is argument?
200
The author's choice of words that creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning.
What is diction?
200
A sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit.
What is an extended metaphor?
200
A conclusion one can draw from the presented details.
What is inference?
300
A comparison between two different items.
What is analogy?
300
The relationship an author has toward his or her subject, and/or his or her audience.
What is attitude?
300
The use of slang in writing.
What is colloquial?
300
The body of devices that enables the write to operate on levels other than the literal one.
What is Figuarive Language?
300
The process that moves from a givven series of specifics to a generalization.
What is induction?
400
A story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point.
What is anecdote?
400
The interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning.
Connotation
400
Writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. A ________________ work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns.
What is didactic?
400
A device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes.
What is flashback?
400
A verbally abusive attack.
What is invective?
500
A word, phrase, or a clause to which a pronoun refers.
What is antecedent?
500
The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example.
What is deduction?
500
Indicated by a series of three periods.
What is ellipsis?
500
Extreme exaggeration, often humorous, it can also be ironic. It is the opposite of understatement.
What is hyperbole?
500
An unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen.
What is irony?
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