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Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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Section 1
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Elegy
A type of poem that meditates on death or mortality in a serious, thoughtful manner.
Didactic
from the Greek, meaning "good teaching"
What are methods for defining terms?
stipulation, examples, negation
Irony
the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.
Colloquialism
This is a word or phrase used in everyday conversational English that isn't a part of accepted "schoolbook" English.
Juxtaposition
the location of one thing adjacent with another to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose.
Dissonance
the grating of incompatible sounds.
Slogan
short, catchy phrase that attracts attention
Doggerel
Crude, simplistic verse, often in sing-song rhyme
Diction
the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect
Anticlimax
It occurs when an action produces far smaller results than one had been led to expect. It is frequently comic.
Analogy
it is a comparison
Fallacies
faulty reasoning
satire
a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure
Mood
a feeling or ambiance resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer/narrator's attitude and point of view
Personification
treating an abstraction or nonhuman object as if it were a person by endowing it with human features or qualities.
Epitaph
Lines that commemorate the dead at their burial place. It is most often inscribed upon a headstone.
Narrative
a mode of discourse that tells a story of some sort and it is based on sequence of connected events, usually presented in a straightforward, chronological framework.
Allusion
A reference to another work or famous figure
Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Slanting
interpreting or presenting the line with a special interest
Assonance
The repeated use of vowel sound
Tone
the attitude the narrator/writer takes toward a subject and theme; the tenor of a piece of writing based on particular stylistic devices employed by the writer
Point of view
the relation in which a narrator/author stands to a subject or discourse.
Conceit
a comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem. They can also be used in nonfiction and prose.
Tragic flaw
in a tragedy, this is the weakness of character in an otherwise good (or even great) individual that ultimately leads to his demise.
Metonymy
a figure of speech in which an attribute or commonly associated feature is used to name or designate something
Foil
A secondary character whose purpose is to highlight the characteristics of a main character, usually by contrast.
In medias res
Latin for "in the midst of things."
Classic
It can mean typical. It can also mean an accepted masterpiece
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole
Foreshadowing
An event or statement in narrative that suggests, in miniature, a larger event that comes later.
Clichés
overused expression
Allegory
a story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself; common in fables
Sarcasm
a form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually critical; can be light, and gently poke fun at something, or it can be harsh, caustic, and mean.
Abstract
A style in writing that is typically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points.
Deduction
consists of two premises and conclusion
Genre
A subcategory of literature.
Connotation
The implied, suggested, or underlying meaning of a word or phrase
Convention
an accepted manner, model, or tradition
Eulogy
a speech or written passage in praise of a person
Free verse
Poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme or metrical pattern.
Induction
form of reasoning in which we come to a conclusion of a whole based on part - gives only probability, not certain truth
Emotive Language
language that expresses and arouses emotions
Warrant
an interference or an assumption, a belief or principle that is taken for granted
Jargon
specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group
Zeugma
the use of a word to modify two or more words, but used for different meanings.
Anecdote
a short narrative
Rhetorical question
a question that is asked simply for the sake of stylistic effect and is not expected to be answered.
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