English Nicolo Caesar Vocab

asyndeton

Use of a list without conjunctions

personification

Attribution of personality to an impersonal object/idea

tautology

Repetition of an idea in a different word, phrase, or sentence---saying the same thing with different words in each line

syllepsis

Use of a word with two others, each of which is understood differently

antistrophe

Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses for stanzas

verbal irony

Words that mean the opposite of what is said

rhetorical questions

Thinking question that needs no immediate response

antithesis

Opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel structure

hyperbolic metaphor

Exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect

aposiopesis

Speaker comes to an abrupt halt, seemingly overcome by emotion

synecdoche

Part of a whole

mutiny

Revolt, rebellion

oration

Speech

vile

Evil, wicked---behavior or act; cheat, lie, steal

eulogy

Speech praising someone who has just died

malice

Wickedness, cruelty---desire or harm or see harm done to others; usually physical

suit

Please, satisfy

discourse

Dialogue, discussion, communication

spurn

Scorn, despise, loathe---feeling contempt/insult toward someone

confounded

Puzzled, mystified

spectacle

Display, performance, exhibition, show

prophecy

Foresee, predict, forewarn

interred

Having to do with the grave/tomb

strife

Conflict, friction, dispute, dissension

vouchsafe

To grant/give

enfranchisement

Freedom