vocab quiz #2
Terms
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- euphemism
- an expression used in place of a word or phrase that is harsh or unpleasant for ex. using PASSED AWAY for DIED
- exposition
- an essay that explains difficult material by using analysis, familar illustrations or analogies
- hyperbole
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an obvious and intentional exaggeration
for ex. STARVING instead of HUNGRY - hypothesis
- an explanation with known facts combined with predictions that are proven and disproven
- induction
- method of reasoning from experience
- inference
- an intellectual leap from what one sees to what one might suggest
- installation
- a planned, deliberate arrangement of art works in a space
- metonymy
- a figure of spech in which one word or pharase substitutes for another closely associated with it- for ex. Washington for U.S. governement
- parody
- a mocking imitation that exaggerates some quality in the original.
- personification
- a metaphor in which something non human is given human attributes
- point of view
- the angle of vision, the perspective form which writers and artists see
- premise
- a statement that forms the basis of an argument and leads to the conclusion
- rhetoric
- writing or speaking for the purpose of communication or persuasion
- satire
- a literary composition that criticizes ice through the use of ridicule
- tone
- the feelings conveyed by the writer's choice of words