1-30 eng vocab

Euphemism

polite, indirect expressions that replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite, or which suggest something unpleasant

Euphemism

You are becoming a little thin on top (bald).

Example of _________

Epiphora

a word or a phrase is repeated at the ends of successive clauses (could be in one sentence or multiple sentences).

Epiphora

I am an American, he is an American, and everybody here is an American.

Example of _________

Formal diction

Contains language that creates an elevated tone.

formal diction

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on

Example of __________________

Hyperbole

exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect.

Hyperbole

My vegetable love should grow vaster than empires, and more slow.

Example of _____________________________

Hypophora

a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.

Hypophora

What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured." - Kurt Vonnegut

Example of ____________

Idiom

a set expression or phrase, the phrase is understood to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply

Idiom

If we play our cards right, we may be able to find out when those whales are being released.

Example of an _____

Imagery

the use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds by appealing to the five senses

Imagery

The wild gusts of cold wind pierced her body

Example of _______

Invective

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

Invective

I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.

Example of an ____________________

Inverted Syntax

a change in the pattern of words in the formation of a sentence

Inverted Syntax

Wept the bird, in the golden cage

Example of an _____________

Jargon

the use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade

Jargon

Musical jargon:

Allegro - Cheerful or brisk tempo. Coda - Ending section of music. Piano vs. forte- Quiet vs. loud.

Example of _________

Alliteration

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Alliteration

Let us go forth to lead the land we love.

Literary Example of _________

Allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Allusion

I thought the software would be useful, but it was a Trojan Horse

Literary Example of _____

Anadiplosis

the repetition of a word or words in successive clauses in such a way that the second clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause

Anadiplosis

Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business.

Literary example of _____

Anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines

Anaphora

We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans.

Antithesis (contrast)

opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.

Antithesis (contrast)

Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.

Example of ____________

Appositive

a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it

Appositive

Though her cheeks were high-colored and her teeth strong and yellow, she looked like a mechanical woman, a machine with flashing, glassy circles for eyes.

Literary example of ___________

Assonance

when two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds.

Assonance

Men sell the wedding bells.

Literary example of _______

Asyndeton

lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.

Asyndeton

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.

Literary example of _________

Balanced sentence

a sentence made up of two parts that are roughly equal in length, importance, and grammatical structure

Balanced Sentence

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it.

Literary Example of _________

Caesura

rhythmical pause in a sentence, it often occurs in the middle of a line, or sometimes at the beginning and the end

Caesura

To be, or not to be — that is the question.

Colloquial/colloquialism (diction)

used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literal

Complex sentence

a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses

Compound sentence

a sentence with more than one subject or predicate

compound-complex sentence

a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

Consonance

the repetition of identical or similar consonants in neighbouring words whose vowel sounds are different

Cumulative sentence

an independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea

Diction

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Didactic tone

a tone that is intended to teach people a moral lesson

Dramatic Irony

plot device for creating situations in which the audience knows more about the situations, the causes of conflicts, and their resolutions before the leading characters or actors

Ethos

the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations

Alliteration

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Anadiplosis

the repetition of a word or words in successive clauses in such a way that the second clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause

Anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines

Antithesis (contrast)

opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.

Appositive

a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it

Assonance

when two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds.

Asyndeton

lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.

Balanced sentence

a sentence made up of two parts that are roughly equal in length, importance, and grammatical structure

Caesura

rhythmical pause in a sentence, it often occurs in the middle of a line, or sometimes at the beginning and the end