LANG Vocab 5

synthesis

the process of analyzing several perspectives and creating a position based on an evaluation of those sources (bias, credibility, personal gain, logic)

transitions

words and devices that bring unity and coherence to a piece of writing

expletive

a single word or short phrase intended to emphasize surrounding words. Set of by commas (in fact, of course, after all, certainly)

asyndeton

the practice of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. (he was brave, fearless, afraid of nothing.)

Zeugma

grammatically correct linkage of one subject with two or more verbs or a verb with two or more direct objects. (She opened the door and her mind to the child)

epigraph

quotation set at the beginning of a literary work or at its divisions to set the tone or suggest a theme

aphorism

a concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief (early to bed and early to rise, Make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)

antithesis

the juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words or phrases