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| the device of using character or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction as well as the literary meaning |
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| using the same beginning sounds in a group of words |
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| a direct reference to a commonly known piece of literature or drama |
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| multiple meanings of a phrase word or sentence |
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| a similarity or comparison between two different things |
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| the word or phrase referred to by a pronoun |
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| terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral |
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| figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaging person or personified abstract such as love or liberty |
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| the emotional mood created by the whole of a literary work |
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| a grammatical unit that contains a noun and verb |
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| slang or informative language |
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| the nonliteral meaning of a word |
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| strict literal definition of the word |
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| means beaching works whose primary function is instructing |
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| polite way to state something "earthly remains" |
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| metaphor developed at great length |
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| writing or speech that isnt intended to carry literal meaning |
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| device used to produce figurative language (apostrophe, irony, metaphor) |
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| major category into which literary works fit |
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| figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
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| sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion or represent abstraction |
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| to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented |
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| an emotionally voilent verbal denunciation or attack using strong abusive language |
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| type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first followed by the dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses |
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| a figure of speech using implied comparison or seeminly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting similarity |
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| a term coming from the greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name" like "white house" for presidency or "crown" for royalty. object is substituted with word associated with it. |
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| speakers attitude, atmosphere created by word choice |
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| statement that appears self contradictory |
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| an adjective that describes words or phrases or general tone that is overly bookish or acedemic |
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| presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. this independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone |
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| one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfictio. written in everyday speech |
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| "orator" principles governing the art of writing effectively and persuasively |
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| term that describes the major kinds or writing |
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| a work that targets human vices and social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule |
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| the branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, development, connotation, and their relationship to one another |
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| an evaluation of the sum of choices an author makes with literary devices and diction |
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| the word or clause that follows a linking |
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| contains both subject and a verb but unlike the independent clause it cannot stand alone |
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| the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Syntax is similar to diction, but you can differentiate them by thinking of it as a group of words. |
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