mccarthy vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abstract | refers to language that decribes concepts rather than concrete images |
| Ad Hominem | is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas |
| Allegory | in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story ex:wizard of oz |
| Alliteration | repetition of constant sounds ex:donald duck |
| allusion | a reference to a wel known person, place or thing ex:eden |
| Analogy | comparsion of two similar but diferent things ex: a heart to a pump |
| Anaphora | Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause ex: there was........ There was...... There was........ |
| Anecdote | a short, simple narrative of an incident |
| annoation | explanatory notes |
| antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images |
| aphorism | a short, often witty statement of a principle about life ex: early bird gets the worm |
| Apostrophe | calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, place or thing. |
| arguementation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea |
| Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants |
| Asyndeton | commas used to separate a series of words ex: X,Y,Z |
| Cacophony | harsh, awkward, dissonant sounds |
| caricature | descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a persons apperance |
| colloquialism | a word or phrase (slang) used in everyday converstation ex:yall,ain't |
| coherence | writing in which all the parts contribute |
| concrete Language | language that dcribes specific, ideas or qualities ex: tall, Dark Handsome, Blue eyes |
| Connotation | an idea that is implied or suggested |
| Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds |
| Conundrum | riddle; difficult problem |
| deduction | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
| denotation | The dictionary definition of a word |
| description | the picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation |
| diction | word choice |
| didactic | to teach |
| discourse | spoken or written language,including literary works ex:description,expositon,narration, and persuasion |
| dissonace | ugly or harsh unpleasing sounds |
| dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't |
| emotional appeal | appeals to the emotion |
| epigraph | the use of quotation |
| ethical appeal | persuade the audience |
| euphemism | a more pleasent way of saying something (ex.he died/he passed away) |
| euphony | beautiful sound |
| example | a representative form or pattern |
| explication | The act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. |
| expostion | technique that introduces the reader to the situation and the setting |
| extended metaphor | substained comparsion |
| false analogy | when two cases are not sufficiently parrallel |
| figurative language | language that contains figures of speech |
| figures of speech | expressions that make imaginative comparisions or associations |
| forshadowing | the use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event accuring later |
| freight train | sentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by conjunctions |
| generalization | when a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example |
| genre | a type of literary work |
| hubris | the excessive pride of amnition |
| humor | anything that causes laughter or amusement |
| hyperbole | deliberate exgeration in order to create humor or emphasis |
| image | a word or words used to describe a sensory experience |
| imagery | words or phrases that use a collection of images |
| induction | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization |
| inference | a conclusion one can draw from the presented details |
| interior monologue | writing that records the conversation that occurs inside the character's head |
| invective | a verbally abusive attack |
| inversion | reversing the customary |
| irony | a situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what was expected |
| jargon | the special language of a profession or group |
| logic | the process of reasoning |
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