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Lit Terms 2
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1[blank_start]Oxymoron[blank_end] is a paradox reduced to two words, usually in an adjective-noun ("eloquent silence")
or adverb-adjective ("inertly strong") relationship, and is used for effect, complexity, emphasis, or
wit- AOxymoron
2[blank_start]Metonymy[blank_end] is another form of metaphor, very similar to synecdoche (and, in fact, some rhetoricians do not distinguish between the two), in which the thing chosen for the metaphorical image is closely associated with (but not an actual part of) the subject with which it is to be compared.
- AMetonymy
3[blank_start]Analogy[blank_end] compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one.
- AAnalogy
4[blank_start]Antithesis[blank_end] establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them, often in parallel structure. Human beings are inveterate systematizers and categorizers, so the mind has a natural love for antithesis, which creates a definite and systematic relationship between ideas:
- AAntithesis
5[blank_start]Apostrophe[blank_end] interrupts the discussion or discourse and addresses directly a person or personified thing, either present or absent. Its most common purpose in prose is to give vent to or display intense emotion, which can no longer be held back:
- AApostrophe
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- II English II (Vocab Tests) Quiz am Lit Terms 2, erstellt von Kaycee Tran am 01/04/2016.
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- Kaycee Tran
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- English
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