Tone 10 words
having or showing little or no emotion
What is apathetic?
pensive
What is dreamily or wistfully thoughtful, meditative, or reflective?
the atmosphere or emotion of a work
What is mood?
a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
What is analogy?
established by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described
What is atmosphere?
charitable, helping others, expressing goodwill
What is benevolent?
abstruse
What is hard to understand or incomprehensible?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of believe, it was the epoch of incredulity..."
What is parallelism?
multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage
What is ambiguity?
a figure of speech that directly addresses and absent or imaginary person
apostrophe
obedience
What is obsequious?
disparaging
What is discrediting, demeaning, or denouncing?
Greek for "orator", the art of writing effectively, e;eloquently, and persuasively, the purpose of this class
What is rhetoric?
direct or indirect reference to a commonly known book, event, myth, place, or work of art
What is allusion?
a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a truth or moral principle
aphorism
winning over, making compatible, reconciling
What is conciliatory?
nostalgic
What is exhibiting a sentimental yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation?
style of writing that targets human errors in an effort to reform and ridicule
What is satire?
"Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore" is an example of
What is a alliteration?
opposite or contrast of ideas
What is antithesis?
hardened, insensitive, unsympathetic
What is callous?
remorseful
What is full of deep and painful regret?
the way an author chooses to join words in phrases, clauses, and sentences.
What is syntax?
using character and or story elements to represent moral truth or a generalization about human existence
What is allegory?
the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
What is antecedent?