Lit Analysis #2

Circumlocution. (n.)
1. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
example : rambling.

Classicism. (n.)
1. the principles or styles characteristic of literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.
2.Classical style in literature and art.

Clihce. (n.)
1. a trite, stereotypes expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought ot idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse.

Climax (n.)
1.the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination.
example: his career reached its climax when he was elected president.

Colloquialism (n.)
1.a colloquial expression
2. characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation
3. casual expression

Comedy. (n.)
1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending.
2. a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance.
3. the comic element of drama

Conflict: (v.)
1. to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; class
2. to fight or contend.

Connotation. (n.)
1. the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning
2. something suggested or implied by a word or thing, rather than being explicitly named or described.

Contrast. (v.)
1. to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purpose, etc.
2. to exhibit unlikeness on comparison with something else.

Denotation. (n.)
1. the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it.
2. a word that names or signifies something different.
example: "wing" is a denotation for air in natural motion.

Denouement.(n.)
1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel
2. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences

Dialect. (n.)
1.  Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar and vocabulary.
2. a special variety of a language
3. Language considered as one of a group that have a common ancestor.

Dialectics. (adj.)
1.of, pertaining to,or of the nature of logical arguementation
2. (n.) the art of practice of logical discussion as employed ininvestigating the truth or a theory or opinion.
3. (n.) logical argumentation

Dichotomy. (n.)
1. division into two parts, kinds, etc.
2. division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups

Diction. (n.)
1.style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
2. the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker

Didactic. (adj.)
1. intended to teach
2. inclined to teach or lecture others

Dogmatic. (adj.)
1.of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas
2. asserting opnion sin a doctrinaire or arrogant manner.

Elegy. (n.)
1.a mournful or melancholy poem.
2. sad mournful music composition.

Epic. (adj.)
1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style.
2. heroic; majestic; impressively great
3. resembling or suggesting such poetry
example: Beowulf

Epigram. (n.)
1. any witty or pointed saying tersely expressed
2.a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty turn of thought.

Epitaph. (n.)
1. a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
example: tomb stone

Epithet. (n.)
1. any words or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality.
2. a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and oten used in place of an actual name
example: "mans best friend" for "dog".

Euphemism. (n.)
1.the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt.
example: "To pass away" is a euphemism for "to die."

Evocative. (adj.)
1. tending to evoke or produce.