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| extended metaphor-literal and symbolic level of meaning |
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| repetition of consonant sound close or vowel sound at beginning |
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| reference in lit to something else in lit/history |
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| negative term for vague expression |
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| comparison b/w 2 unlike things w/ similar features |
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| word, phrase, clause referred to by pronoun |
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| opposite phrases in close conjunction |
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| concise statement of a principle |
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| addressing abstraction or personification not physically present |
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| emotional mood of lit work |
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| character against whom protagonist struggles |
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| original that something is based off of |
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| unrhymed lines of 10 syllables (emphasis on even #'d) |
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| exaggerating description/oversimplification of characteristics |
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| word-construction containing subject doing a verb |
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| word/phrase used in plain relaxed speech |
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| elaborate/unusual comparison. unlikely metaphors |
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direct: direct statements of character
indirect: reveals info thru thots, words, actions or other characters |
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| extra tinge of meaning of word |
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| strict definition of word |
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internal: occurs w/in character
external: other ppl, forces, ideas |
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| deviation from standard language, for effect |
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| language used in a nonliteral sense |
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| short sermon. lecture on a moral theme. |
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| language evoking mental images |
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| conclusion/opinion formed b/c of facts or evidence |
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| verbal attack using strong, abusive language |
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| saying one thing but meaning another |
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| understatement denying opposite |
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| arranging two or more ideas for purpose of comparison |
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| elaboration on main clause |
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| comparison of two unlike things with something in common |
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| varying pattern of stressed syllables |
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| substitution of one thing for another |
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| predominating atmosphere. feeling reader gets. |
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| recurring element in story |
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| constructive format the describes a sequence of events |
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| words that are similar to noise they make |
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| combo of two contradictory terms |
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| statement that makes sense, but its two parts are contradictory |
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| similar patterns of grammatical structure and length |
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| juxtaposition of clauses or phrases w/o use of conjunctions (para: next to) |
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| mocking through imitation |
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| overly scholarly; making a show of knowledge |
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| main clause is at the end |
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| use of excessive language, when something could be said more directly |
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| repetition of conjunctions (poly=many) |
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| giving human characteristics to not human things |
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| way a story gets told and who tells it |
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| any writing that's not poetry |
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| the art of persuasion in speaking and writing |
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| saying one thing but meaning another |
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| mocking humanity thru scathing humor |
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| monologue spoken by character to themselves when they think they're alone |
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| study of actual meaning of words |
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| way author writes to achieve certain effects |
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| adj, n, pro following linking verb |
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| major and minor premise arriving at a conclusion; form of deductive reasoning |
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| something with meaning beyond its literal level |
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| shifts in imagery; combining smell with sound |
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| sentence structure and word order |
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| central idea that drives literary work |
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| the idea being developed an supported in an essay |
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| the movement from one part of a work to another |
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| deliberately making something less serious than it is |
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| intellectual humor, clever and funny |
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| three parallel words, phrases or clauses |
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| using language or dialect specific to region rather than standard literary writing |
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| repetition of beginning clauses for artistic effect |
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| elimination of conjunctions in a sentence for effect |
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| introducing something in one order, then flipping it (ABBA) |
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| character that serves as contrast to highlight opposing traits in another character |
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| author's style; characteristic speech of 1st person narrator |
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