ELA Midterm study guide

Paradox

• a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

• a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning

• a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.

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

Allusion

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

• a warning or indication of (a future event)

• the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Elegy

• a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

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

• a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

• a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Kenning

• a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning

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

• a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

• the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.