ISHALL 1 Midterm Terms

a rhetorical figure whereby a part stands for the whole

A figure related to metaphor in which resemblance between two or more things can be extended and/or repeated

"Kicking kiddies" and "mountains of moonstone" are examples of

"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail" is an example of:

a rhtorical figure involving repitition and reversal

common feet: ^ / ^

"She flew into his arms" is an example of a:

techniques used for stirring strong emotions and a term for the emotions themselves (usually a form of sympathy/pity)

an apparent self-contradiction, even absurd, statement which, on closer inspection is found to contain truth

A basic trope or figure of speech in which one thing is described in terms of its resemblance to another thing

together or blended sensorial experiences

a "loud shirt" is an example of:

A device in which a speaker addresses something that isn't present for rhetorical effect

A _____ is a kind of metaphor in which the subject of the metaphor is not made explicit and may be mysterios

extra syllable(s) preceding the first full foot of a line

one foot/line in poetry

Homer's description of Achilles' shield is an example of:

A dove is a _____ for peace

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a narrative which (through allusion, metaphor, symbolism) can be read not only on its own terms but tells another story

a rhetroical figure referring to the sense that there is a discrepancy between actions and their results

eat & sleep and ooze & droop is an example of:

"I'm starving" instead of simply saying "I'm hungry" is an example of

a riddle (elusive or obscure speech)

A figure in which one object respresents another object (usually an abstract quality)

A trope in which one thing is likened to another, specifically using "like" or "as"

a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot

"All Hands on Deck!" is an example of:

combines incongruous and apparently contradictory words and meanings for special effect

common feet: / /

common feet: / ^ ^

the endowment of animals, objects, or abtract ideas with human qualities

a self contained description of another work of art in words

unit of repitition that defines a prosodic rhythm

A basic trope or figure of speech in which the name or attribute of an object is given to the object itself

imabic foot made up of a short unstressed vowel followed by a long stressed vowel

Punning

a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot

"the pen is mightier than the sword" where the pen is a ____ for writing and the sword is a ____ for fighting war

units or segments of organizated rhythm in prosody

common feet: / ^

the structural, theoretical side of a verse

the repition of the same word at the begining of successive clauses or versus

common feet: ^ /

the emotional appeal that, intentionally or not, evokes laughter

a rhetorical figure referring to the sense that there is a discrepancy between appearance and reality

resepated consonant sounds, usually at the begining of words

when a line of poetry extends beyond its original line without pause, creating a cadence like human speech

"The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne..."

A figure of speech which involves exaggeration, excess or extravagence

a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

4 line stanza, rhyming in the 2nd & 4th lines, having 4 metric feet in the 1st & 3rd lines, and 3 in the 2nd and 4th

a line of verse that has the full number of syllabus

a rhetorical figure referring to the sense that there is a discrepancy between words and their meaning

common feet: ^ ^

a line of verse that has six iambic feet