Words for English 3

Narrative

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.

Onomatopoeia

A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words, such as "buzz" or "sizzle."

Oxymoron

From the Greek for " Pointedly Foolish ¨, a fig, a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox, such as "bittersweet" or "deafening silence."

Paradox

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.

Parallelism

Comes from Greek roots meaning " Beside one another.¨ It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. It often involves the repetition of a chosen grammatical form.

Parody

A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. As comedy, it distorts or exaggerates distinctive features of the original. As ridicule, it mimics the work by repeating and borrowing words, phrases, or characteristics in order to illuminate weakness in the original.

Pedantic

An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.

Periodic Sentence

A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone.

Personification

A Figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by giving them human attributes or emotions.

Point of View

The perspective from which the story is told.

Predicate Adjectives

One type of subject complement; an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject.

Predicate Nomnative

A second type of subject complement; a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject. Follows the linking verb and is located in the predicate sentence.

Prose

One of the major divisions of genre, it refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms because they are written in ordinary language and most closely resemble everyday speech. (Anything that isnt drama or poetry)

Repetition

The duplication, either exact or approximate , of any element of language, including sounds, words, phrases, or ideas, for emphasis or rhetorical effect.

Rhetoric

From the Greek term ¨ orator ¨, this term d, this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively and persuasively.

Rhetorical Appeal