Analogy: a comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them
Analysis: a method in which a work or idea is separated into its parts, and those parts given rigorous and detailed scrutiny
ex. http://hrobelrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/2012/12/literature-analysis-5-cannery-row-by.html
Anaphora: a device or repetition in which a word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences
about 1:00 minute into the video
Anecdote: a very short story used to illustrate a point
Antagonist: a person or force opposing the protagonist in a drama or narrative
Bowser, the bete noire of Italian plumbers since 1985
Antithesis: a balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylistic effectiveness
Bowser is to Mario, as the Wicked witch is to Dorothy
Aphorism: a terse, pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observation about life
Indeed.
Apologia: a defense or justification for some doctrine, piece of writing, cause, or action; also apology
Defending the rights to bare arms...or should this go under fulmination...
Apostrophe: a figure of speech in which an absent or dead person, an abstract quality, or something inanimate or nonhuman is addressed directly
Hamlet, portrayed by Kenneth Branagh, addresses the skull of "Yorick" the deceased (aka Ophelia....) . Also feature Billy Crystal, god of comedy.
Argument(ation): the process of convincing a reader by proving either the truth or the falsity of an idea or proposition; also, the thesis or proposition itself
Explains the concept better then i could ever describe :)
Assumption: the act of supposing, or taking for granted that a thing is true
Get your minds out of the gutter...
Audience: the intended listener or listeners
A First-Person-Shooter game made for mature, 18 and up year olds...but this is not the intended audience...(skip to 6:00 minutes in after you get the point)
Characterization: the means by which a writer reveals a character’s personality
Simple. Short and sweet.
Chiasmus: a reversal in the order off words so that the second half of a statement balances the first half in inverted word order
Circumlocution: a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but a few would have served
Classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of ancient Greece and Rome: tradition, reason, clarity, order, and balance
Details various mediums of classicism. an instant study classic!...I'll stop...
Cliché: a phrase or situation overused within society
This video is anything but.
Climax: the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the pint of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved
The "dramatic structure". This is everything the video above wasn't...
Colloquialism: folksy speech, slang words or phrases usually used in informal conversation
What.
Comedy: originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter
Billy Crystal everybody. (Ten internet points for following up on a reference right?)
Conflict: struggle or problem in a story causing tension
Robin Williams everybody. Not the word above...
Connotation: implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition
so too busy work....
Contrast: a rhetorical device by which one element (idea or object) is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity
Black or White? Good or evil? NO SPOILERS! You will have to watch Lost to find out
Denotation: plain dictionary definition
for more, read a dictionary.
Denouement (pronounced day-new-mahn): loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion
(In other words an epilogue.) better than Twilight...
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