Lit Terms Remix 1-5

circumlocution-a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.

classicism-the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.

cliche-anything that has become trite or commonplace through overuse.

climax-the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination T

colloquialism- a usage of a characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.