English Final 2024 Bishop Kenny

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Oxymoron

Oxymoron

combination of words to express a particular thought

Theme

A message about life or human nature that writer shares with the reader, central insight

Simile

Figure of speech that compares two things using LIKE or AS

Metaphor

figure of speech that compares two unlike things that have something important in common

Personification

figure of speech in which an inanimate object, abstract idea, or animal is given human abilities or characteristics

Foreshadowing

device in literature in which a hint or clue suggests an event that will occur later in the story

Symbolism

Person, place, object or an activity that stands for something beyond itself

Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

Consonance

the repetition of consonant sounds

Assonance

repetition of vowel sounds within a series of words

Parallelism

2 or more elements of a sentence have the same grammatical structure

Dramatic Irony

Audience / reader knows more than the characteristics in a work of Literature

Verbal Irony

What is said is actually the opposite of what is really meant

Situational Irony

Sharp contrast between the result of a situation and what was expected

Pun

A play on words

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggerations used to make a point or to stress an idea

Allusion

brief reference to a person, place, idea or thing of literary, cultural, political or histroical significance

Juxtaposition

two things being seen or placed together with contrasting effect

Anthropomorphism

Animals behave and speak like humans

Epigram

a poem that reinforces the lesson of a fable

Frame story

a story within a story

Maxium

General truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct

Allegory

resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike similarity

Satire

Uses silliness, imperfections, humor sometimes to expose the flaws of people or the entire society

Parody

imitates the subject matter and adds the elements of mockery using ironic imitation

Eponym

A person for whom something is named or named for a person

Quixotic

Used to describe something that’s idealistic, unrealistic and impractical

Kafkaesque

being alienated, unpleasant and or confusing