CPN Vocab

adumbration

foreshadowing

amalgamation

the process of combining or uniting multiple entities into one.

ambiguous

having multiple meanings or interpretations

anthologies

collections of selected literary works or excerpts.

antithesis

a contrast or opposition between two ideas, often expressed in a balanced manner.

apparatus

a complex structure within a system

archetype

The original pattern of which all things are the same type (fairytales, folk tales)

barbarism

an act or idea that goes against standards of acceptability

cadence

a rhythmic flow of sounds in language ( the flow of a writing piece)

candor

being honest

comprehension

the act or action of grasping with the intellect

conventional

normal/ standard

credible

offering reasonable grounds for being trustworthy

chronological

arranged in or according to the order of time

cumbersome

slow moving or unwieldy

declarative

making a statement

deity

a god or godess

derogates

to cause to seem inferior

dexterity

readiness in physical activity

discern

to recognize or identify as separate

drudgery

dull and fatiguing work

effusion

unrestricted expression of words or feelings

elated

excited or ecstatic

embodied

to give a body to

exactitude

the quality of being exact

extraneous

not being an essential part

harbinger

someone or something that foreshadows a future event

impartial

not particular

implicit

capable of being understood from something else even if not clearly stated

inextricably

forming a maze from which it is impossible to escape

innumerable

too many to be numbered

inscrutable

not readily investigated or understood

jargon

obscure language

linguistic

relating to language

metaphor

a word or phrase that means one object or idea is used in place of another

metonymy

a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another

motif

a recurring thematic element

opaque

hard to understand or explain

paraphernalia

objects designed for a particular activity

parataxis

placing of clauses or phrases one after another without coordinating connectives

prose

ordinary language people use in speaking or writing

prosody

rhythmic aspect of language

revision

acting of altering something

rhetorical

relating to the art of speaking or writing as a way to influence people

serendipitous

obtained by finding

simile

comparing two unlike things and often using like or as

sonnet

a fixed verse of Italian origin (poem)

subtle

indirect

subterranean

operating under the surface of the earth

symbol

something that is used to represent an object or idea

synopsis

condensed statement or outline

syntax

sentence structure

theorize

to form a theory

ventriloquism

the expression of one’s view and attitudes through another/ the production of one’s voice in a way that makes it seem it is coming from another