english 10h semester 1

catalyst

something that brings about a change in something else

benevolent

well meaning and kindly

haughty

arrogant

satiric

Ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point

belligerent

hostile and aggressive

wry

humorously sarcastic or mocking

divisive

creating disunity or conflict

metonymy

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

antithesis

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

polysyndeton

Deliberate use of many conjunctions

anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

chiasmus

A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed