English3 Vocabulary 2

a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor

details that relate actual, specific things or instances

the implied or associative meaning or a word

a sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases

a sentence which maes a statement or declaration

reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle an then applying that principle and then applying that prionciple to a specific case (all men are mortal; socrates is a man; therefore, socrtes is mortal)

the literal meaning of a word

conversation between two or more people

having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing

the word choicesmade by a writer

a situation that requiores a person to descide between two equally attractive/ unattractive alternatives

harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds

a formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn event

the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from context

a long narrative poem written in elvated style which present the adventures of characters of hihg position and episodes which are important to the history of a race or nation

a brief, pith saying

a saying or statement on the title page of a work, or used as a headin for a chapter or other section

a moment of sudden revelation or insight

an inscription on a tombstone or burial place

an adjective used to point out a charactersistic of a person or thing. Hmeric epithets are ofter compound adjectives that become an almost formulaic part of a name

a formal speech praising a person who has died

an indirect, less offesive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

a sentence expressing stron feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark

an interjection to lend emphasis; somtimes, a profanity

a brief story which leads to amoral, often using animals as characters