ap lit 4/17 quiz (fri)

negligible

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

oblique

(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

Omnipotence

the quality of having unlimited or very great power

ostentation

pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice.

pathos

appeal to emotion

Parable

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

paradox

A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

parallel syntax

a rhetorical device that consists of repetition among close together sentences or clauses

paraphrase

(v.) to restate something in other words;

Parody

a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner