Ayers Flash Cards week 1 set 2

Front

A situation or statement where the truth is the opposite of appearances

Back

Irony

Front

A direct comparison of two different things which suggests they are somehow the same

Back

Metaphor

Front

A standard theme or dramatic situation which recurs in various works

Back

Motif

Front

An inference that does not logically follow from the premise

Back

Non-Sequiter

Front

A word formed from the initiation of natural sounds

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

An expression in which 2 words that contradict each other are joined

Back

Oxymoron

Front

An apparently contradictory statement which actually contains some truth

Back

Paradox

Front

A humorous imitation of a serious work

Back

Parody

Front

The quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity or sorrow

Back

Pathos

Front

Describing on excessive display of learning or scholarship

Back

Pedantic