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| an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference |
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| a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification |
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| a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else |
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| speaking to an imaginary or absent person, thing, or abstract idea |
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| the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence |
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rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical contstructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
ex. 'You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget." |
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| an idea or feeling that a word invokes person in addition to its literal or primary meaning |
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| increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions |
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| a statement in the form of a declaration |
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| the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests |
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| subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word |
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| when the audience knows something the characters do not |
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| mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing |
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| comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory |
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| an incomplete sentence or idea |
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| anything with an element of horror "grotesque," and anything with and element of wonder "arabesque" |
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| exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
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| a verb or phrase in the imperative mood (of vital importance; crutial) |
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| a word used in questions such as 'how' or 'what' |
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| sentence in which the normal grammatical order has been inverted, usually to put emphasis on the first or last word |
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form of understatement in which a thing is affirmed by stating the negative of its opposite
ex. 'She was not unmindful' |
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| when words sound like what they mean |
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| drawing conclusions or making statements that are more general than is justified by the evidence |
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contradictory but makes sense
ex. "War is Peace" |
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| of or relating to a complex sentence, esp. one consisting of several clauses, constructed as part of a formal speech or oration |
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| authors are a part of the fiction, characters invented for a particular artistic purpose |
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| occurring or done after the event |
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| a question that is not meant to be answered |
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| use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and citicize people's stupidity or vices |
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| when an outcome turns out differently than expected |
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everything pertaining to the way in which you write.
ex. poetic, didactic, ironic, satirical |
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| instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions, each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion |
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| arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences |
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| when something is said where the opposite is intended |
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figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
ex. 'John and his license expired last week.' |
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