Literary Term 31-56 Remix

Dialect: The language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar and diction employed by people distinguished from others.

It's actually not a very good example clip, but in general Star Wars has dialect of different languages, even though they are made up languages.

Dialectics: Formal debates usually over the nature of truth.

Okay, so it's not formal... or really over the nature of truth. But that could be easily settled over an argument. Besides, this commercial is freaking hilarious.  

Dichotomy: Split or break between two opposing things.

 Ying Yang are two opposing things prominently split.

Diction: They style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use

 Ya, btw, txting b4 was diffrnt w/o teen language lol :)

Didactic: Having to do with the transmissions of information; education.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGI07rLcDpc&feature=player_embedded
This look familiar to you? Hey! It's foreshadowing Dr. Preston's didactic teaching methods!

Dogmatic: Rigid in beliefs and principles.

 I rather like this example. They are both dogmatic.

Elegy: A mournful poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead.

It's an elegy in song, lamenting the dead.

Epic: A long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time.

 Homer wrote an epic called The Odyssey.

Epigram: Witty aphorism.



Epitaph: Any brief description in verse on a tombstone (short formal poem that deceased wishes to be on their tombstone.)

 This is pretty self explanatory...

Epithet: A short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone's character, characteristics.

 This is pretty funny and also pretty offensive.

Euphemism: The use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt.

Well said...

Evocative: A calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality.

I chose this scene from Tangled because Rapunzel has a sudden realization she's the lost princess visually by the sight of the mural.

Exposition: Beginning of a story that sets forth facts, ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed explanation.

A great example of an exposition. Right away the audience is given facts and/or characters.

Expressionism: Movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or feelings.

 Painting is all made out of millions of dots. Pure genious.

Fable: A short, simple story, usually with animals or characters, designed to teach a moral truth.

 The Adventures of Mr. Toad is, I believe, a great fable that teaches the moral of mania and greed.

Fallacy: A false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any kind of erronous reasoning that makes argument unsound.

  Just... just no. Just get out.

Falling Action: Part of the narrative or drama after the climax.

Surpise! Another The Nightmare Before Christmas scene and this is right after the climax with Oogie Boogie. I love this ending piece.

Farce: A boisterous comedy including ludicrous actions and dialogue.

Monty Python does it again with their demonstration of a farce, which mainly includes all of their sketches.

Figurative Language: Apt and imaginative language characterized by figures of speech.

There ya are! The perfect example.

Flashback: A narrative device that flashes back to prior events.

 I swear, I would've found a good video to put on here but I couldn't find any that suited this perfectly. It drove me insane! Everyone here should know what a flashback is anyway.

Foil: A person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem more better or prominent.

 Dorothy and the Wicked Witch of the West are foil characters in The Wizard of Oz.

Folk Tale: Story passed on by word of mouth.

 An African folk tale.

Foreshadowing: A device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action.

This scene gives me the chills every time I watch it. This foreshadows Coraline's future conflict with her becoming trapped in the clutches of the antagonist.

Free Verse: Verse without conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no rhyme.