Identity
What is Repetition?
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
What is Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is Supercilious?
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
What is Obscure?
not discovered or known about; uncertain.
What is Intersectionality?
the study of overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.
What is allusion?
a reference to a person, place, or event that the speaker or writer assumes will be understood by their audience, with the effect that it adds a layer of meaning or insight to the text.
What is personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is a Epigram?
a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
What is Strident?
loud and harsh; grating.
What is Cultural Identity?
an individual's sense of belonging to a particular culture or group.
What is imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is similie?
What is Extemporize?
compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise.
What is Fantastic?
extraordinarily good or attractive.
What is culture?
the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
What is Diction?
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
What is metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is Reproach?
address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.
What is Transcendent?
beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience.
What is Autoethnography
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a research method that uses personal experience (“auto”) to describe and interpret (“graphy”) cultural texts, experiences, beliefs, and practices (“ethno”).
What is Tone?
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the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
What is symbol
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a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
What is Privy?
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sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).
What is Grotesque?
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comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.