2. TERM TUESDAY A discussion of literary and rhetorical terms

3. BATHOS or BATHETIC EFFECT

4. DEFINITION: The sudden appearance of the commonplace in an otherwise elevated place or style Deliberate anticlimax to make a definite point or draw attention to a falseness Drops from the sublime to the ridiculous

5. EXAMPLES “Lady Lucas was inquiring of Maria across the table after the welfare and ______ of her eldest daughter.”

6. EXAMPLES “Lady Lucas was inquiring of Maria across the table after the welfare and poultry of her eldest daughter.” Pride and Prejudice

7. PURPOSES Characterization Satire Humor

8. CHARACTERIZATION “I t makes me very nervous and poorly to be thwarted so in my own family, and to have neighbours who think of themselves before anybody else. However, your coming just at this time is the greatest of comforts, and I am very glad to hear what you have to say of long sleeves.” Mrs. Bennet

9. SATIRE “The village of Longbourn was only one mile from Meryton; a most convenient distance for the young ladies, who were usually tempted thither three or four times a week to pay their duty to their aunt and to the milliner shop.”

10. HUMOR “Tell him what a dreadful state I am in-- that I am frightened out of my wits; and have such tremblings, such flutterings, all over me, such spasms in my side, and pains in my head, and such beatings at heart, that I can get no rest by night nor by day. And tell my dear Lydia not to give any directions about her clothes till she has seen me, for she doesn’t know which are the best warehouses.” Mrs. Bennet