Terms 51-75

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Absolute

Absolute

A word free from limitations or qualifications (always, never, etc.)

Adage

A familiar proverb or wise saying

Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonants/sounds in successive or neighboring words

Balanced sentence

Words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast

Bathos

A transition from exalted to common (least important idea comes last)—seems ludicrous

Chiasmus

Two parallel parts in which the second is reversed

Cliché

An overused expression

Complex sentence

One independent clause with at least one dependent clause

Conceit

A fanciful, extended metaphor

Deductive reasoning

State a general principle, apply it to a specific case, and reach the conclusion

Compound sentence

Two or more independent clauses, often joined by conjunctions

Allegory

A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions

Declarative sentence

A sentence that makes a statement or declaration

Ad Hominem argument

An argument attacking an individual’s character rather than his position on an issue

Dialect

A variety of speech in different regions; it has its own unique grammar and punctuation

Dialogue

Conversation

Dilemma

When a person must decide between two alternatives: attractive of unattractive

Elegy

A formal poem; a meditation on death or another solemn theme

Ellipsis

The omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context

Epic

A long narrative poem written in elevated style—characters in high position like Ulysses/Odysseus in The Odyssey or a history of a race or nation

Epigram

A brief and often paradoxical saying

Epigraph

A saying or statement on the title page of a work

Fable

A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters

Fantasy

A story in an unreal world with unreal characters; whimsical or serious

Flashback (Analepsis)

The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative