Karteikarten
PIB Lit Terms
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- 1allegorydevice of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
- 2alliterationthe repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (eg "she sells sea shells")
- 3allusiona direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art
- 4ambiguity- the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage
- 5analogya similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
- 6aphorisma terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle
- 7apostrophea figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love
- 8atmospherethe emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described
- 9colloquial languagethe use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
- 10conceita fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects
- 11denotationthe strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color
- 12dictionreferring to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
- 13didactic textfrom the Greek, literally means "teaching"
- 14equivocationfalsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
- 15euphemismfrom the Greek for "good speech," a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept
- 16extended metaphora metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work
- 17figurative languagecategory of writing or speech that is not intended to carry literary meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid
- 18foila person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast
- 19foreshadowingto present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage
- 20generic conventionsrefers to traditions for each genre
- 21genrethe major category into which a literary work fits (eg prose, poetry, and drama)
- 22homilyliterally "sermon", or any serious talk, speech, or lecture providing moral or spiritual advice
- 23hyperbolea figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
- 24imagerythe sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions
- 25infer (inference)the reader’s act of drawing a reasonable conclusion from the information presented or implied in the text
- 26invectivean emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language
- 27ironythe contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
- 28verbal ironywords literally state the opposite of speaker's true meaning
- 29situational ironyevents turn out the opposite of what was expected
- 30dramatic ironyfacts or events are unknown to a character but known to the reader or audience or other characters
- 31juxtapositionan act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
- 32metaphora figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity
- 33metonymyfrom the Greek "changed label", the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it (eg "the White House" for the President)
- 34moodgrammatically, the verbal units and a speaker's attitude (indicative, subjunctive, imperative); literarily, the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a word
- 35moralthe lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story
- 36motifa recurrent element or dominant idea in a literary work
- 37narrativethe telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events
- 38onomatopoeianatural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words (eg buzz, hiss)
- 39oxymoronfrom the Greek for "pointedly foolish," author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
- 40paradoxa statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity
- 41parallelismfrom the Greek for "beside one another," the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity
- 42parodya work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
- 43pedantican adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish
- 44personificationa figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions
- 45reificationThe treatment of abstractions as concrete things
- 46point of viewthe perspective from which a story is told (first person, third person omniscient, or third person limited omniscient)
- 47prosegenre including fiction, nonfiction, written in ordinary language
- 48punthe use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words
- 49repetitionthe duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language
rhetoric - from the Greek for "orator," the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively - 50rhetorical modesthe variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing (exposition explains and analyzes information; argumentation proves validity of an idea; description re-creates, invents, or presents a person, place, event or action; narration tells a story or recount an event)
- 51similea comparison between two unlike things using like or as
- 52stylean evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices; or, classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors
- 53syllogismfrom the Greek for "reckoning together," a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (first "major," second "minor") that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion (eg All men are mortal, Socrates is a man, Socrates is mortal)
- 54symbol (symbolism)something literal (a dove) standing for an abstract idea or concept (peace)
- 55synaesthesiathe mixing of senses in an image “the song had a blue (visual) note(sound)”
- 56synecdochethe use of the part for the whole
- 57syntaxthe way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences (intentional fragment, parallelism, rhetorical question, simple sentence, etc.)
- 58themethe generalized insight into humanity or life a work of literature presents
- 59thesisin expository writing, the thesis statement is the sentence or group of sentences that directly express the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition
- 60tonedescribes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both
- 61transitiona word or phrase that links different ideas
- 62understatementthe ironic minimalizing of fact, presents something as less significant than it is
- 63litotesA figure of speech in which an affirmation is made by denying its opposite.
- 64witintellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
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- English Karteikarten am PIB Lit Terms, erstellt von bluechristina am 27/08/2014.
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