overused, cliched

snobbish, patronizing, overbearing, scornful, disdainful

Deceptive; marked by contradictory second thoughts

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

repetition of worse or phrases to emphasize a point.

?

instructive (especially excessively)

A poem about death and idyllic rural life – often featuring shepherds.

an account of the author’s personal experiences

consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story

using language effectively to please or persuade

characters, settings, and events stand for other

repeat consonant sound

reference of something from another culture, indirect reference

deligeratly suggesting more than one thing, sometimes conflicting things

comparison

repetition of phrase at begining of two or more sentences

inversion of a sentence for emphasis or rhythm

breif story, shows character

repetition of words of a phrase in reverse gramatical order

balacing words that contrast using grammar

main character, but lacking heroic characteristics ex: no courage

personification

brief clever statement about life, maxim

calling out to dead, if asking for something= invocation

giving a statement : explanation

similar vowel sounds

using commas to make a list: 1,2,3 bears

author shows characters personality through dialogue, description of dress, etc

author tells what the character is and decribes their personality

unchanging

changes because of story’s action

antimetabole used in poetry, switcheroo

casual diciton, used in daily life, inapproprate for formal writing

metaphore comparing two things startlingly different: ex: my sister and my toothbrush.

how alike!

the associations that have overtime developed for a word/phrase

two consectutive rhyming lines of poetry

form of writing that is used to teach a lesson/moral

a poem of mourning, about someone who has died

speech of praise of someone who has died

reptition of a word at begining and end of sentence: you are not any longer you.

quotation at begining of the work that suggests a theme

opposite of anaphora, repetition of a word at end of multiple sentences.

title used to emphasize a quality: mr. bignose

uses logic, emotion appeal and ethics to convince reader

convince reader with emotion

convince with reason

used to prove that one thing results from another, logical

uses language to convey a mood

where something is explained or “set forth”

interpreting a text, usually must analyze language

comedy thats wayyyy wacked out

sentence that makes a statement and then explains why using logic: emily is a butt because she has a butt and it has become her.

swap word order in a sentence to make it funky

when one says one thing but means something totally different.

usually one is seniel.

when something takes place and there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen where and what actually goes down

in a play when the character thinks one thing is true but the audience knows better

a witty association/connection of ideas

a form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through the negated negative form

emphais on setting

periodic sentence

doesn’t tell a story but conveys feelings

tells a story

where the two things being compared aren’t directly stated

really really long metaphore

a metaphore that has been used so often its no longer vivid

a figure of speech where a phrase represents something closely associated with it. ex: the throne= monarchial rule

image seen throughtout a work

JUMBO shrimp

think jesus

a witty paradox used in buddhism

the repetition of words or phrases with similar grammatical structure

makes fun using the style of another writer

sentence that puts central thought at end of sentence after introductary elements

intro to character, setting

narator has no comment, totally impersonal

uses no commas: 1 and 2 and 3 bears

four line part of poem (or whole), considered a unit

chorus. tonights gunna be a good night.

emily undertakes a quest.

emily is succesful.

pokes fun with a hope to change things

part represents the whole: your gunna loose your wheels! (wheels= car)

variety of sentence structure. changin it up

complex sentences often too difficult for reader to follow

It’s shorter than five words.

insight about human life that the work has got to give

attitude of writer

sentence of three parts of equal importance and length, each independent clauses