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| language that describes concepts rather than concrete images. (Love, freedom, etc) |
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| In an argument this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. |
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| a work that functions on a symbolic level |
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| the repetition of consonant sounds, (Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers) |
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| a reference contained in a work |
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| literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. |
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| a story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point |
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| the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers. |
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| the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. ("to be or not to be..." "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country") |
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| a single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer. |
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| the relationship an author has toward his subject and audience |
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| a situation in which all parts of the presentation are equal, whether in sentences or paragraphs or sections of a longer work |
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| harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage |
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| those who carry out the action of plot in literature (major, minor, static, and dynamic are types) |
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| the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone. |
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| the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event |
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| a clash between opposing forces in a literary work (man vs. mam; manvs. nature; man vs. god; man vs. self) |
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| elements that help create coherence in a written piece. |
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| interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning |
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| process of moving from a general rule to a specific example |
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| process of moving from a general rule to a specific example |
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| literal or dictionary meaning of a word |
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| recreation of regional spoken language (southern, foreign, etc) |
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| author's choice of words that creates tone, attitude, and style as well as meaning |
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| writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns |
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| indicated by a series of three periods (...) |
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| more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable. ("He passed" for "he died") |
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| use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme. |
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| the pleasant presentation of sounds in a literary work |
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| background information presented in a work |
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| sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit, it's developed throughout a piece of writing |
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| the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one. (metaphors, similes, symbols, etc.) |
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| device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes |
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| shape or structure of a literary work |
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| extreme exaggeration, often humorous |
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| verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion |
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| total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature |
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| process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization. |
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| conclusion one can draw from the presented details |
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| a direct comparison between dissimilar things (your eyes are stars) |
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| a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a lager idea (the pen in mightier than the sword) |
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| speech given by one character |
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| repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or characters |
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| the speaker of a literary work |
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| words that sound like the sound the represent (hiss, gurgle, pop) |
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| an image of contradictory term (bittersweet, pretty ugly, jumbo shrimp) |
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| the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another |
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| story that operates on more than one level and usually teach a moral lesson |
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| story that operates on more than one level and usually teach a moral lesson |
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| a comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original. Can be utterly mocking or gently humorous |
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| aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience, an appeal to emotion that can be used as a means to persuade |
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| writing that borders on lecturing, it is scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant |
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| presents its main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis |
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| assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts |
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| a play on words that often has a comic effect, associated with wit and cleverness ("grave topic of American funerals") |
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| the specific instructions a play wright includes concerning sets, characterization, deliver, etc. |
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| the organization and form of a work |
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| the unique way an author presents his ideas (certain diction, syntax, imagery, structure and content all contribute to style) |
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| the format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion |
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| something in a literary work that stands for something else. (plato has the light of the sun symbolize truth) |
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| something in a literary work that stands for something else. (plato has the light of the sun symbolize truth) |
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| a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole (all hands on deck) |
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| the grammatical structure of prose and poetry |
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| the underlying ideas the author illustrates through characterization, motifs, language, plot, etc |
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| a word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph. |
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| relationship between a sentence's subject and verb(active and passive) or "sound" of a writer's style |
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