21st Century Literature - 2nd Session Examination

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helps you see how much his experiences shape
his or her work directly and indirectly.

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Biographical
Strategies

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“Art is not created in a vacuum;

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Wilbur Scott

Question 3

helps you
understand the social, economic, political, and
cultural forces affecting the work that you are
reading.

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sociocultural context

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Analyzing the ____ of the text makes
you examine the role of the audience (readers) in
shaping literature.

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sociocultural context

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Literature shows class struggle and
materialism.

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marxism

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a perspective dealing
with the history that influenced the
writing of literature.

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historicism

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a literary
perspective that looks into the
changes in the attitude of the post
colonies after the colonial period.

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postcolonialism

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It focuses not only on the history
when the literary text was written, but
also how the history happened.

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new historicism

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analyzing the words,
sentences, patterns, imagery, etc. of the text.

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Linguistic Context

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Analyzing the literary text’s grammar, syntax, or
phonemic pattern

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structuralism

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a school of literary criticism and literary theory that focuses on the structure of a particular text.

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Formalism (New Criticism)

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In the linguistic context, there may be underlying structures that may have different interpretations based on how the words or phrases were used in the text.

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Poststructuralism

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What a text says is the

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restatement

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What a text does

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description

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What a text means

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interpretation

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Summarizing the text allows you to present your understanding of the text by

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reviewing & synthesizing

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In outlining the text, you identify the ___ of the text and make connections between those ideas.

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basic structure

Question 18

the
repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of
closely spaced words. letter of the alphabet)

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alliteration

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to answer with the same
sound) is the repetition of vowel sounds that form
internal rhymes in a line.

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Assonance

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harmony, agreement) is
the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the end
of words.

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Consonance

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the use of jarring sounds, meant to
convey disorder.

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Cacophony

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sweet sound/sweet-voiced)
the use of sound devices meant to create a pleasant
experience to the ear.

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euphony

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the use of words that mimic the
natural sound of what is being described.

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Onomatopoeia

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the repetition of words or phrases to
form rhythm or to emphasize an idea.

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Repetition

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the repetition of identical (or similar) sounds in two or more words, most often at the end of lines in a poem.

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rhyme

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comparison that presents the similarities between two concepts or ideas

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Analogy

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a word, a phrase, a sentence, or a whole text that used to be perceived as clever but has become démodé

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Cliché

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the secondary or suggestive meaning of the word, one that is not its literal or primary meaning in the dictionary

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Connotation

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the literal meaning of the word, one that is usually its primary meaning in the dictionary

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Denotation

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to sound good) used to substitute for a description that is considered harsh or blunt

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Euphemism

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gross exaggeration to achieve an effect, usually for humor or emphasis

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hyperbole

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compares two seemingly unlike objects that have similar or common characteristics without the use of like or as

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metaphor

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compares two seemingly unlike objects by using the words like or as

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simile

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a word or phrase that is substituted for another that is closely associated to it

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metonymy

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a combination of two ideas that appear to be opposite or contradictory

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oxymoron

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an assertion that seems to be contradictory or silly but actually reveals some truth

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personification

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a statement wherein an animal, object, or abstract idea is given human attributes or characteristics

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personification

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simultaneous meaning) used when a part of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa

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Synecdoche

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a passing reference, without explicit identification, to a literary or historical person, place, or event, or to another literary work or passage.

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allusion

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a narrative in which the characters and their actions, and sometimes the setting, are contrived by the author to represent a currently significant event/issue.

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allegory

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divides a concept, idea, story, or plot into two equal and contradictory parts; or between two opposing groups.

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dichotomy

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a technique wherein two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side to develop comparisons and contrasts.

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juxtaposition

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sequence of events

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plot

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refers to the creation of a mood or feeling by the use of descriptions and setting.

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atmosphere

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refers to how the author describes the character, either directly or indirectly through action, using details or nuances to add depth.

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characterization

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the time and place where the story is set.

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setting

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the central idea of the story, and to an extent, the purpose for its utterance.

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theme

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The problem or challenge faced by the character or characters in the story is called the

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conflict

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The perspective or vantage point of the speaker or the narrator is called the

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point of view`

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a scene or a passage that interrupts the present action of a plot to introduce a past event.

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flashback

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the use of clues or indication suggesting at a future event in the story.

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Foreshadowing

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consider the historical, cultural, or biographical context of the text.

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Contextualizing

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you identify the basic structure of the text and make connections between those ideas.

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outlining and summarizing

Question 54

a text deals with examining the information presented to support the author’s argument(s).

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analyzing