Pregunta | Respuesta |
allegory | using a reference to an outside source in order to make a point/represent an abstract idea |
ambiguity | use of multiple meanings in a word |
anaphora | same words are repeated at the beginning of a clause (ex. "it was the best of times; it was the worst of times") |
allusion | direct reference to something that everyone knows about |
anecdote | short story within the novel |
antecedent | word referred to by a pronoun |
antithesis | two opposing ideas are juxtaposed next to each other |
apostrophe | figure of speech that addresses abstract person or idea (ex. talking to god/asking an inanimate object to do something) |
dicaope | the repetition of a phrase after an interjection (ex. "we thank thee, oh God, we thank thee") |
didactic | a work that aims to teach its audience |
homily | sermon writing |
hypophora | asking audience a question and then answering it in great length |
invective | emotionally violent/destructive/abusive language |
litotes | using negative terms to describe a positive (ex. "he's no fool" implies that he is wise" |
pendantic | adjective that describes overly scholarly words |
polysendenton | use of conjunctions instead of commas (ex. "i laughed and ate and jumped and smiled") |
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