| A | B |
|---|
| satire | the use of irony; sarcasm; ridicule |
| blithesome | lighthearted; merry; cheerful |
| elegiac | expressing sorrow or lamentation |
| insouciant | free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant |
| whimsical | capricious OR erratic; unpredictable |
| remorse | deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction |
| typify | exemplify; symbolize |
| paradox | any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature |
| apostrophic speech | figure of speech in which some absent/nonexistent person/thing is addressed as if present & capable of understanding; form of personification |
| parallel syntax | rhetorical device - repetition among adjacent sentences/clauses for emphasis |
| boundless | infinite or vast; unlimited |
| pervades | to spread through or throughout, esp. subtly or gradually; permeate |
| ennoble | to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt |
| allusion | an indirect or passing reference |
| apathy | lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting |
| exposition | writing/speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain; interpretation |
| nonsecular | worldly things/things not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal |
| circuitous | roundabout; not direct |
| saccharine | exaggeratedly sweet or sentimental |
| colloquial | characteristic of/appropriate to ordinary/familiar conversation instead of formal speech/writing; informal |
| condescending | showing/implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity/superiority |
| simile | comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using like/as |
| synecdoche | figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or the reverse |
| irony | literary technique:full significance of a character's words/actions clear to audience but unknown to the character |
| hyperbole | exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, embroidery, embellishment, excess, overkill |
| metaphor | figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect |
| simian | characteristic of apes or monkeys |
| insidious | stealthily treacherous or deceitful |
| antagonistic | hostile; unfriendly |
| imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work |
| hortatory | urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting; encouraging |
| syzygy | any two related things, either alike or opposite |
| aquiver | quivering, trembling |
| mellifluous | a sound that is sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear |
| ineffable | too great to be expressed in words |
| nefarious | wicked, villainous, despicable |
| somnambulist | a person who sleepwalks |
| epoch | a particular period of time in history or a person's life |
| sonorous | an imposingly deep and full sound |
| serendipity | the chance occurrence of events in a beneficial way |
