BEYONCE
A sign of what's to become
Harbinger
Euphoria
A state of pure ecstasy
Supremacy
Being superior to others
Raconteur
A person who tells a story
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
Dull, uninteresting, boring
Jejune
Prosaic
Commonplace, ordinary, boring
Epiphany
a sudden realization, moment of clarity
Anecdote
a short, interesting, or amusing story about a real person or event
A common, often used expression that doesn’t make sense if you take it literally.
Idiom
A large fire
Conflagration
To feel or show triumph
Exult
A temporary visit
Sojourn
Personification
Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human.
a recurring idea in a piece of literature
Motif
A strong liking or tendency to do something
Penchant
A short period of relief from something difficult
Respite
Banal
lacking originality, uninteresting
1. Language or dialect of a particular country. 2. Language or dialect of a regional
clan or group. 3. Plain everyday speech
Vernacular
A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true.“You can't get a job without
experience, and you can't get experience without getting a job.”
Paradox
Sulky and in a bad mood
Incredulity/incredulous
The state of being unable to believe something
An indirect reference to something (usually a literary text, although it can be other things
commonly known, such as plays, songs, historical events) with which the reader is supposed to be familiar.
Allusion
A story, fictional or non fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth.
Allegory
An attractive but unreliable piece of reasoning. Writers do not want to make obvious _______ in their reasoning, but they are often used unintentionally, or when the writer thinks they can get away with faulty logic.
Give an example of this as well
Fallacy; answer varies