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Literary Terms
terms used throughout year
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English
11th Grade
09/22/2008

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Ad hominem argument
Definition
argument that appeals to emotions
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allegory
Definition
using a character to represent an abstraction like hope
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ambiguity
Definition
multiple meanings to a word
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anadipolis
Definition
repetition of the last word to begin a new clause
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analogy
Definition
similar comparison btwn 2 different things
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anaphora
Definition
repetition of first word
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aphorism
Definition
statement of general truth or morals
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apostrophe
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breaking off discourse to address something absent
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asyndeton
Definition
omission of conjunctions
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antecedent
Definition
word referred to by a pronoun
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antithesis
Definition
contrasting ideas
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chaismus
Definition
2nd half supports but is reverse to 1st
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clause
Definition
subject + verb
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collequial
Definition
slang or informalities
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conceit
Definition
surprising analogy
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concession
Definition
conceding a disputed point
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connotation
Definition
implied meaning
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denotation
Definition
dictionary meaning
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dehoritario
Definition
dissuasive advice given with authority
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diction
Definition
word choice
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didactic
Definition
teaching or instructing
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ellipsis
Definition
omission of 1+ words
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enthymeme
Definition
conclusion from 2 premises
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epiphora
Definition
repetition of ending
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epigram
Definition
meaningful saying
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extended metaphor
Definition
comparison throughout whole piece
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epithet
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adjective to qualify subject
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ethos
Definition
persuasion with good character
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euphemism
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inoffensive replaces offensive
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genre
Definition
a major category - prose, poetry, drama
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homily
Definition
informal sermon; serious talk with moral/spiritual advice
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hyperbole
Definition
extreme exageration
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hypophora
Definition
raising a question then answering

-aka anthypophora
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inference
Definition
draw conclusion from information
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invective
Definition
emotionally violent denunciation
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irony
Definition
contrast of stated and really meant
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jargon
Definition
special language of a profession
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loose sentence
Definition
complete before ending
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metaphor
Definition
implied comparison
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metonymy
Definition
substituting a suggested word for what is meant
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mood
Definition
speakers attitude; atmosphere of a work
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onomatopoeia
Definition
natural sound imitates word
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omniscient point of view
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narrator tells all characters feelings
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oxymoron
Definition
2 contradictory terms
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paradox
Definition
self contradictory statement
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parallelism
Definition
structure of words/ phrases
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parody
Definition
imitates for comical effect
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pedantic
Definition
adjective which tone is scholarly
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periodic sentence
Definition
not complete until end
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personification
Definition
inanimate objects with human qualities
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personification
Definition
inanimate objects with human qualities
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point of view
Definition
perspective that story is told
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polysyndeton
Definition
many conjunctions
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refutation
Definition
speaker anticipates opposing argument
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rhetoric
Definition
the principles governing art of writing
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rhetoric modes
Definition
exposition, argumentation, description, narration
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rhetoric stategy
Definition
evalute-refute-solve-test-contradict
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rhetoric technique
Definition
causes reader to agree with writer
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satire
Definition
targets human vices for reform - a style
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scheme
Definition
changes shape
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synedoche
Definition
less inclusive for more inclusive - part for whole
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tricolon
Definition
series of 3 memebers
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trope
Definition
produces a shift in the meaning of words
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understatment
Definition
deliberately making situation less important
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wit
Definition
amusing language that surprises and delights
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