G12 Eng Lang Lit 2025-26 Rankin

Metonymy

a figure of speech in which an object or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it

Synecdoche

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

Connote

to imply something beyond a literal meaning

Connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Diction

A writer's or speaker's choice of words

Syntax

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

Emphatic diction

showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly

Imperative syntax

gives a command

Rhythmical syntax

using pattern, repetition and/or rhythm in word choice

Complex syntax

Sentences containing phrases, clauses, and conjunctions

Denote

be a sign of; indicate directly

Evaluative words

Words that express feelings, opinions, or judgments on what they are discussing (i.e. cleverly)

Context

The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.

Tone

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization

Mood

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

novella

a short novel

Imperialism

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.

Colonialism

the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

Scramble for Africa

The European's flurry of colonializations in Africa.

Two black hens

After some time in the jungle, the normally mild-mannered Fresleven

had started hitting the native chief of a village with a

cane over a disagreement regarding two black hens,

and was accidentally killed by the chief's son. The

natives, in fear, immediately abandoned their village. Some may say that it foreshadows other conflicts between Europeans and Africans or in which Europeans become aggressive after being in the jungle for a long time.

Rivets

Used to fasten metal parts together, especially when a weld is insufficient. Marlow had to wait weeks for rivets to arrive to fix his steamboat.

Two women knitting black wool

What does Marlow see at the Company's office; they represent the 3 fates; one fate was missing as Marlow's fate was yet to be determined

white sepulcher

Uses an ornate tomb to describe a major Belgian city

Symbolizes hypocrisy in the ivory company and in Europe

Looks nice on the outside, but is full of evil on the inside

juxtaposition

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

Paradox

a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

Oxymoron