vocab 3 def

Invective

A verbally abusive attack.

Metonymy

A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea.

Motif

The repetition or variation of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or characters.

Parody

A comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original through exaggeration or distortion.

Aphorism

A terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral principle.

Caricature

A verbal description that exaggerates or distorts a person’s distinctive features or characteristics, usually for comic effect.

Archetype

The original pattern or model from which other things of the same kind are based or copied.

Ellipsis

A series of three periods indicating that material has been omitted from a text.

Inference

An educated assumption or conclusion based on material presented to you.

Irony

A contrast between what is said or expected and what is actually meant or happens.

Litotes

Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed through the negative of its contrary.

Digression

A section of a composition or speech that temporarily shifts away from the main subject before returning to it.

Parable

A story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson.

Dialect

The recreation of regional spoken language, such as Southern dialect.