English

  1. figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
    synecdoche
  2. figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related
    metonymy
  3. paradox reduced to two words
    oxymoron
  4. the repititon of the same word or words comes at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
    epistrophe
  5. consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
    asyndeton
  6. language used to make an emotional or ethical appeal
    conotative language
  7. puritan literature focused on
    attaining grace and salvation
  8. puritinism occured during
    1600-1740
  9. an elaborate comparison of two very unlike things. also it is an extended metaphor
    conceit
  10. the topic is narrowed and manageable
    ideas
  11. writing was public and political
    AGE OF REASON
  12. father of trancendetalist
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
  13. act or process of forming reasons and drawing conclusions and applying them to a case in discussion
    assertion/ justification
Author
corn
ID
41730
Card Set
English
Description
Cla 11
Updated