Summary+of+Terms

**Summary Of Terms!** **By Cole and Trevor** (Scroll through the list and click the ones you don't understand.)

**Allegory** Definition: A story, poem or picture that communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions, or symbolic representation. It is used to present an idea, principle, or meaning in literary or visual form. **Alliteration** Definition: The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the begining beginning of adjacent or closley closely connected words. (Edited by Sam E)

**Allusion** A reference to a historical person, place or thing, real or fictitious. Allusions can be references to geography, history, literature or religion. **Analogy** "a-nal-o-gy" - Characteristics or features that are shared between two things that can otherwise be considered dissimilar. A comparison is made between the two things based on their like attributes. **Aphorism** A brief, pithy and concise statement or observation embodying a moral, principle, truth or sentiment. **Cliché** A sentence or phrase which has been overused to the point where it loses it's its (no apostrophe needed) original meaning or becomes ineffective in its literal sense. Clichés are often metaphorical exaggerations, or traditional expressions that are widely recognized, beneficial in comical situations or used as a stereotype. (Edited by Sam E) **Colloquialisms** [ k uh - loh -kwee- uh -liz- uh m ] (KW) Colloquialisms are a word or phrase used in a way that is informal and not literary, usually used in everyday conversation ** __Connotation__ ** The implied meaning or associated feelings towards a word or phrase. NOT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY!!

**Denotation** The exact meaning of a word or expression as derived from the ideas or direct meanings within the word or phrase. NO IMPLICATIONS ARE ALLOWED WITHIN A DENOTED PHRASE!! **Diction** It is the choice and use of words in speech and writing. Style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction. **Euphemism** Euphemism is when you make something sound better than it really is. Substituting a harsher word with a more pleasant sounding word or expression. **Figurative Language** Groups of words or words that alter or exaggerate the usual meaning of the words a word or phrase - may use analogies (comparisons) (Sam E) **Flashback** A literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative. **Flash-forward** an interjected scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media **Hyperbole** Hyperbole is an exaggeration; used to enhance or emphasize a specific part of a story. **Irony** is a literary (LA) term that contradicts (LA) a situation or disagrees with obvious meaning of the word. **Jargon** A language, more-so the vocabulary, pertaining to a particular trade, profession, or group. **Malapropism** Malapropism is a humorous misuse (LA) of words especially with words with similar sounds. **Metaphor** A metaphor is an implied comparison that shows how two things that are unalike in many ways are very similar in one meaningful way. **Oxymoron** An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which a combination of contradictory words are used in one sentence. **Paradox** A paradox is defined as a statement or statements that are perceived as true that contradict itself, or each other and seem to defy logic. Can be used to describe ironic scenes in situations. **Parody** "A literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule" **Persona** A social role or character taken on by an actor. An actor can assume a personality or role to portray a character's persona. In society, everyone can be given a persona based on the way that they act. A persona is, essentially, another personality that a person possesses. **Point of View** Point of view is the way the author allows you to "see" and "hear" what's going on **Pun** A play on words where there are two different ideas that come from one word or series of words. **Rhetorical Devices** Is used as a persuasion mechanism in writing **Simile** A simile is a comparison using like or as. **Tone** Is a literary technique used to create the attitude towards the subject and the audience of a piece of literature. The tone can be happy, sad, funny, ironic, serious, etc. 