8th Vocab Week 1

anachronism

a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

euphenism

using a nicer term as opposed to a less kind on ie. passed away instead of died

hyperbole

extreme exaggeration

idiom

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

litotes

understatement

malapropism

a word humorously misused

metaphor

A comparison without using like or as

oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

personification

The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole

epigraph

a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.

juxtapostiton

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

point of view

the perspective from which a story is told

flashback/analepsis

a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

foreshadow

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

pun

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

motif

A recurring theme, subject or idea

irony

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

anthropomorphism

the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.