AICE ENG LIT - LIT VOCAB #2

Idiom

A group of words whose meaning is not deducible from the individual words. Often culturally specific expressions.

Apostrophe

When the speaker directly addresses someone/something absent, dead, inanimate, or an abstract concept.

Personification

A figure of speech where human attributes are given to non-human entities.

Euphemism

A figure of speech that replaces a harsh or unpleasant term with a more mild or vague one. Often used to soften the impact of the message.

Epistrophe

A rhetorical device where a word or phrase is repeated at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

Anaphora

A rhetorical device that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

Juxtaposition

A literary technique that involves placing two or more ideas, characters, or settings side by side to highlight contrast or comparison.

Polysyndeton

A rhetorical device that deliberately uses multiple conjunctions between phrases or clauses, often to achieve a sense of detail or urgency.

Metonymy

A figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it.

Chiasmus

A rhetorical device where words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or modified form.

Allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

Imagery

Uses descriptive language to create vivid mental images and appeal to the senses, including sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.

Oxymoron

Paradox