literary terms 26 to 30 ). 26. ellipses (ellipsis = singular) formerly known as “dot dot dot”...
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Literary Terms 26 to 30
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26. ellipses (ellipsis = singular)
• formerly known as “dot dot dot” (…)1. May be used to indicate omitted material from
a direct quote:• Curt Leviant noted that “Wiesel has taken his
own anguish and imaginatively metamorphosed it into art.”
• Curt Leviant noted that “Wiesel has taken…anguish and imaginatively metamorphosed it into art.”
Changing a word in a direct quote:
• Curt Leviant noted that “Wiesel has taken his own anguish and imaginatively metamorphosed it into art.”
• Curt Leviant noted that “Wiesel has taken his own anguish and imaginatively [changed] it into art.”
26. ellipses (ellipsis = singular)
2. May be used to indicate a trailing off of the voice or thought (see Night, pp. 50 and 51).
3. May be used where a word or phrase has been omitted so that a sentence is technically incomplete but still communicates meaning.
• Example: “Fire when ready.” (In the sentence, "you are" is understood, as in "Fire when you are ready.")
27. euphemism
• The substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one.
27. euphemism
BATHROOM EUPHEMISMS:• Be Excused• Comfort Station• Do Your Business• Rest Room• Smallest Room In The House• Visit The Ladies Room
27. euphemism
DEATH EUPHEMISMS:• Asleep With Jesus• Being In Abraham’s Bosom• Bit The Big One• Bitten The Dust• Bought The Farm• Breathed One’s Last• Cash In Your Chips• Jesus Called
28. figurative language
• Antonym of “literal language”• Words used in a non-literal way
29. generalization
• A blanket statement based on a limited number of facts, examples, or statistics
30. Homily
• A sermon or tedious moralizing lecture or damonition
Elie Wiesel
Summary vs. Paraphrase
• summary: a brief statement covering the main points
• paraphrase: a rewording of something into your own words
Wiesel says that he is “a witness who believes he has a moral obligation to try to prevent the enemy from enjoying one last victory by allowing his crimes to be erased from human memory” (viii).