Semester 2 final review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 epistrophe | repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect (as Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people") Compare to anaphora. Ex: "When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child." (Corinthians) Ex: I'll have my bond!/ Speak not against my bond!/ I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond.---The Merchant of Venice |
| litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite (describing a particularly horrific scene by saying, "It was not a pretty picture.") |
| synecdoche | a device in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part. To say "threads" for "clothes" or "wheels" for "car" |
| scheme | a pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect; an artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words (anaphora, anastrophe, antithesis are some examples of schemes) |
| parenthesis | insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence |
| antithesis | An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses |
| polyptoton | the repetition of words derived from the same root--Example- "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." |
| anadiplosis | repeating the last word of a clause at the beginning of the next, e.g. Nietzsche said, "Talent is adornment; an adornment is also a concealment." |
| apposition | placing one noun or noun-equivalent beside another in a sentence to add description or explanation. The noun (or equivalent) must be equal in function and bear the same relation to the rest of the sentence as the original noun, eg. "Alexander, the coppersmith, did very much evil." "The second stage—the translation of forecast pressure distribution—was most difficult." |
| anaphora | the repitition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences; example: "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right," (Lincoln's second inaugural address) |
| asyndeton | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions (compare to polysyndeton) example: "we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe" (JFK's inaugural address) |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction |
| assonance | The repeated use of vowel sounds, as in, "Old king Cole was a merry old soul." |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
| anagogical | spiritual/mystical level (instead of literal, moral, or allegorical levels), by contemplating the materials, we understand the beauty of God. |
| ontological | tries to prove the existance of God by analyzing the concept of God |
| tropological | ethics/behavior - relation of biblical interpretation with emphasis on moral metaphor |
| allegorical | expression of truth about human existence by means of symbolic fictional figures |
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