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"sermon"
What is homily
100
A figure of speech wherein apparently contradictory terms suggest a paradox…”bittersweet,” for example.
What is oxymoron
100
the atmoshphere that pervades a literary work with intention of evoking a particulary emotion
What is mood
100
main idea comes first, and less important ideas follow
What is loose sentence
100
multiple meaning of a word, phrase, sent, etc
What is ambiguity
200
a reasonable conclusion drawn from the information presented
What is inference
200
the central message or idea within a work: love leads to self-sacrifice, determination leads to success, etc
What is theme
200
The flowers waltzed in the gentle breeze.
What is personification
200
sentence structure
What is syntax
200
usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper
What is thesis
300
2 or more ideas, characters, actions, etc. side by side for purpose of comparison/contrast
What is juxtaposition
300
pop, whoosh, bam, sputter
What is onomatopoeia
300
"teaching"
What is didactic
300
fanciful expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor
What is conceit
300
grammatical unit that contains subject and verb
What is clause
400
a less offensive substitute
What is euphemism
400
"To err is human, to forgive, divine."
What is antithesis
400
a direct reference to something commonly known
What is allusion
400
substituting a word to represent another; "crown" for "royalty"
What is metonymy
400
an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, etc
What is parody
500
The name of Ms. T's chinchilla
What is Jojo
500
You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget
What is chiasmua
500
Conversation between Holden and Phoebe: “You know that song ‘If a body catch a body comin’ through the rye’? I’d like–” “It’s ‘If a body meet a body coming through the rye’!” old Phoebe said. “It’s a poem. By Robert Burns.” “I know it’s a poem by Robert Burns.”
What is allusion
500
When Romeo looks upon Juliet's "dead" body, he says, "Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath, / Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty: / Thou art not conquer'd; beauty's ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, / And death's pale flag is not advanced there."
What is damatic irony
500
Death, be not proud!
What is apostrophe