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Vocab
Literary Terms
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Puntuation
Nouns
100
A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work.
What is Motif
100
hot is to cold as fire is to ice
What is analogy
100
prediction based on a Bible verse or literary passage chosen at random
What is Bibliomancy
100
expression of doubt (often feigned) by which a speaker appears uncertain as to what he should think, say, or do
What is Aporia
100
lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.
What is Asyndeton
200
the method used by a writer to develop a character.
What is Characterization
200
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole
200
stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses.
What is Asyndterm
200
a form of ellipse by which a speaker comes to an abrupt halt, seemingly overcome by passion (fear, excitement, etc.) or modesty
What is Aposiopesis
200
harsh joining of sounds.
What is Cacophony
300
soothing pleasant sounds.
What is Euphony
300
Washington, meaning the government
What is Euphemism
300
Inversion of the normal syntactic order of words.
What is anastrophe
300
a sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person or personified abstraction absent or present
What is Apostrophe
300
a harsh metaphor involving the use of a word beyond its strict sphere.
What is Catachresis
400
use of bare expressions, likely to be ignored or misunderstood by a hearer or reader because of the bluntness
What is amplification
400
fleet feet sweep by sleeping geeks
What is assonance
400
refers to the belief that non-human entities are spiritual beings, or at least embody some kind of life-principle.
What is Animism
400
use of an older or obsolete form.
What is Archaism
400
two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels
What is Chiasmus
500
a word or phrase made by transposing the letters.
What is anagram
500
lady lounges lazily
What is alliteration
500
Antithesis
What is opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction
500
repetition of the same sound in words close to each other.
What is Assonance
500
arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of ascending power.
What is Climax