Tri-1 Week #3 Literary/Rhetorical Vocab

Metonymy

• The study of Meton.
• A trope where one thing is represented by another that is commonly physically related to it.
• A trope where two common entities are paired together to create a universal truth.
• The character flaw or error of a subjective hero.

Tragic Flaw

• The error of a hero in a drama that leads to their winning a million bucks.
• A character trait that brings about the rise of joy and goodwill.
• A character trait that brings about the downfall of the hero or heroine.
• The error of the antagonist that leads to their demise.

Which of these is a rhetorical question

• How many planets are there?
• Do you care if I eat your cookie?
• Do fish swim?
• Have you looked hard enough for the missing bracelet?

Fallacy

• Misconception resuting from poetic reasoning.
• Erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical assertion.
• Erroneous argument dependent upon logical, factual claims.
• Misconception resulting from incorrect verbs.

Elegy

• Overbearing pride or presumption.
• Reflective poem that laments the loss of someone or something.
• Reflective poem that contemplates the essence of humanity.
• Reflective poem that asserts the divine rights of man over nature.

Inference

• A conclusion you can draw based on characterization.
• A conclusion you can draw with crayons.
• A conclusion you can draw based on evidence.
• A conclusion you can draw based on logical fallacy.

Pathetic fallacy

• The term used for attribution of non-human emotions to non-human objects.
• The attribution of human feelings to a brand new car.
• The term used for attribution of human feelings to other human characters.
• The term used for atrribution of human emotion to nature.

Which is not an example of a colloquialism

• If you make another boo boo like that, you won't have a job!
• He was as old as the hiils and as dumb as a stump.
• Do you have a buck I can borrow?
• I appreciate your honesty and I commend your virtue.

Aside

• In a drama, when a character adresses the other characters to reveal an inner thought.
• In a drama, when a character adresses the audience to reveal an inner thought.
• In a drama, when a character adresses an envelope and sends it to the audience
• In a drama, when a character adresses the audience and reveals the subjunctive verbs

ambiguity

• Unclearnes by virtue of having many characters.
• Lack of virtue by way of insanity.
• Unclearness by virtue of having more than one plot structure.
• Lack of clarity or uncertainty in meaning.