Vocabulary words

Define : Allusion

• representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms

• a passing or casual reference

• resemblance of sounds

Define Diction

• style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choose of words

• the rational principle that governs and develops the universe

Definition of Logos

• a similarity between like features of two things

• the rational principle that governs and develops the universe

Define: Apostrophe

• to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word

• 1. a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.

• style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choose of words

Definition of Chiasmus

• the omission of conjunctions

• 1. a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases

• the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something

Define: Apposition

• introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work

• the act of placing together or bringing into proximity

Define: Climax

• 1. the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

• the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something

• a similarity between like features of two things

Define : Extended metaphor

• introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work

• a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms

• the omission of conjunctions

Define: Analogy

• a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms

• a similarity between like features of two things

Define : Euphemism

• a passing or casual reference

• a substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

• a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases