Literary Terms Ashley, Jessica, Jesmine

Terms of Focus Diction Diction Allusion Allusion Analogy Analogy

Diction Diction-It denotes the word choice and phrasing in a literary work. It can be described in many ways such as how formal or informal it is, if it’s abstract or concrete, or if it’s literal or figurative. Diction-It denotes the word choice and phrasing in a literary work. It can be described in many ways such as how formal or informal it is, if it’s abstract or concrete, or if it’s literal or figurative. Rhetorical Strategy Rhetorical Strategy Ex. Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market “One had a cat’s face, One whisked a tail, One whisked a tail, One tramped at a rat’s pace, One tramped at a rat’s pace, One crawled like a snail.” One crawled like a snail.” The word choice which she used to describe the little goblin men really shows the reader how satanic these creatures are.

Allusion Allusion: A passing reference in a work of literature to another literary or historical work, figure, or event, or to a literary passage. The reference is not explained, so that it can convey the flattering presumption that the reader shares the writer’s erudition or inside knowledge. Allusion: A passing reference in a work of literature to another literary or historical work, figure, or event, or to a literary passage. The reference is not explained, so that it can convey the flattering presumption that the reader shares the writer’s erudition or inside knowledge. Rhetorical strategy Rhetorical strategyEx. William Falkner’s The Sound and the Fury alludes to Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The protagonist of Macbeth dismisses life as a tale told by an idiot that signifies nothing. The allusion in The Sound and the Fury is seen when first part of the story is told from the perspective of a mentally challenged narrator who cannot speak intelligently.

Analogy Allusion- the comparison of a subject to something that is similar to it in order to clarify the subject’s nature, purpose, or function. Allusion- the comparison of a subject to something that is similar to it in order to clarify the subject’s nature, purpose, or function. Rhetorical strategy- describes a reference to some element outside of the text itself. Rhetorical strategy- describes a reference to some element outside of the text itself. Ex. Hand: Glove:: Shoe: Foot Comparing a nucleus to a brain Comparing a liver to a filter Comparing a nucleus to a brain Comparing a liver to a filter