Ex. I would have been to school on time but time just moves so quickly and it's so difficult to keep track of; time just never stops and keeps moving and moving.
classicism- art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of Ancient Greece amd Rome tradition.
Ex. Shakespeare, Dante, and Dickens.
Ex. Shakespeare, Dante, and Dickens.
cliche- a phrase or situation overused within society.
Ex. Opposites attract!
Ex. Opposites attract!
climax- the decisive point in a narrative or drama.
Ex. The climax in Romeo and Juliet is when Romeo challenges Tybalt to a duel.
Ex. The climax in Romeo and Juliet is when Romeo challenges Tybalt to a duel.
colloquialism- folksy speech, slang words.
Ex. Y'all wana mosey on over for a gander?
Ex. Y'all wana mosey on over for a gander?
comedy- originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed to provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter.
Ex. Mid Summer Nights Dream
conflict- struggle or problem in a story causing tension.
Ex. Hamlet has the internal conflict of how to avenge his father's death.
connotation- implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition.
Ex. Pushy refers to someone loud-mouthed and irritating.
contrast- a rhetorical device by which one element is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity.
Ex. Black and white.
denotation- plain dictionary definition.
Ex. Definition: statement of the exact meaning of a word.
denouement- loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion.
Ex. The denouement in Great Expectations is Pip and Estella's marriage.
dialect- the language of a particular district.
Ex. Mark Twain uses dialect in a lot of his stories.
dialectics- formal debates usually over e nature of truth.
dichotomy- split or break between two opposing things.
Ex. Nature versus nurture.
diction- the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words.
Ex. The Adventures of Hucklebery Finn and Hamlet have very distinct diction choices.
didactic- having to do with the transmission of information.
Ex. Teachers have a very didactic profession.
dogmatic- rigid in beliefs and principles.
Ex. Perhaps we are all being a bit to dogmatic.
elegy- a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a fimeral song or lament for the dead.
Ex. “With the farming of a verse/Make a vineyard of the curse,/Sing of human unsuccess/In a rapture of distress;/In the deserts of the heart/Let the healing fountain start,/In the prison of his days/Teach the free man how to praise.” - "In Memory of W. B. Yeats" by W. H. Auden
epic- a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, morals, and aspirations of his nation or race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits.
Ex. Beowulf
epigram- witty aphorism
Ex. "Little strokes/Fell great oaks." - Benjamin Franklin
epitaph- any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone.
Ex. Rosamond Clifford (died 1177)
[Mistress of King Henry II]
In this tomb lies Rosamund,
the rose of all the world,
the fair, but not the pure.
Http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/epitaphs.html
Epithet- a short, descriptive name or phrase that insults someone's character.
Ex. You have pushed me in a delicate corner.
euphemism- the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt.
Ex. Seed away instead of dieded.
evocative- a calling forth of memories and sensations.
Ex. Evocative of the period was very stylish.
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