Lit Terms #2

Circumlocution: when writer uses very long and complex sentences to convey a meaning that could have been done using short sentences

Classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of ancient Greece and Rome tradition and reason

Cliché: overused expressions that lose their original meaning

Climax: point at which the conflict is the highest point

Colloquialism: use of informal words, phrases, or even slangs

Comedy: amusing event designed to provide entertainment or produce laughter

Conflict: problem the protagonist of the story comes across

Connotation: when words create emotions or feelings in the reader

Contrast: when an idea or object is used in opposition of another

Denotation: the literal/dictionary definition of a word

Denouement: final outcome of a story after the climax and plot; all loose ends are tied up

Dialect: language used by people of a specific area, class, or district

Dialectics: pertaining to the nature of logical argumentation

Dichotomy: the split or break between two opposing things

Diction: distinctive tone/ wording of an author

Didactic: intended for instruction

Dogmatic: asserting opinions in an arrogant manner

Elegy: a poem or song written in honor of someone deceased

Epic: a narrative celebrating the feats of a hero

Epigram: a remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way

Epitaph: inscription on a tomb about the deceased person

Epithet: used as a descriptive device usually added to a person's name

Euphemism: to say something harsh in a pleasant manner

Evocative: calling forth memories and sensations