English Vocab

Parody

________- A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and /or ridicule.

Synecdoche

________- A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.

Analogy

________- A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.

Personification

________- A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

Bias

________- prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Metonymy

________- a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.

Jargon

________- Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.

Euphemism

________- correctional facility= jail between jobs= unemployed.

Paradox

________- A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.

Allusion

________- A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.

Pronouns

________- Replaces a noun.

Hyperbole

________- exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Repetition

________- Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis.

Metaphor

________- A comparison without using like or as.

Antithesis

________- Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.

Anaphora

________- The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.

Anecdote

________- A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Sarcasm

________- Caustic, bitter language- iterally means "to tear the flesh ..

Idiom

________- A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

Satire

________- A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.

Simile

________- A comparison using "like "or "as "Onomatopoeia- A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Connotation

________- an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Assertion

________- a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

Antecedent

________- Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

Logos

________- Appeal to logic.

Assonance

________- Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity.

Alliteration

________- Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words.

Conceit

________- A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.

Ethos

________- credibility, experience, ethical appeal.

Oxymoron

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

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.

Situational irony

________- An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.

Verbal irony

________- A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant, also known as SARCASM.

Dependent Clause

________- Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.

Loose sentence

________- A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows.

Dramatic irony

________- when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't.

Periodic Sentence

________- A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.

Pronouns

Replaces a noun

Examples

I, he, she, they, it, his

Antecedent

Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

Antithesis

Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.

Conceit

A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.

Euphemism

correctional facility = jail
between jobs = unemployed

Metonymy

a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.

Anaphora

The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines
or sentences.

Synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words

Paradox

A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.

Anecdote

A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Jargon

Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.

Periodic Sentence

A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.

Sarcasm

Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh."

Independent Clause

A complete sentence.

Dependent Clause

Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.

Allusion

A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.

Satire

A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.

Parody

A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.

loose sentence

A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows

Ethos

credibility, experience, ethical appeal

Pathos

Appeal to emotion

Logos

Appeal to logic

loaded words

Words that are emotionally charged--either positively or negatively.

assertion

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief

Bias

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Pronouns

Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his

Repetition

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

rhetorical question

A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

Analogy

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

Assonance

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

Idiom

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

situational irony

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

dramatic irony

when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

verbal irony

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant, also known as SARCASM

Metaphor

A comparison without using like or as

Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Oxymoron

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

Personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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.