2nd Semester Lit Terms

Question 1

having a manifestation refers to a sudden awareness and revelation; realization, revelation, insight

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epiphany

Question 2

a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others; unselfish, selfless, considerate

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altruist

Question 3

intended for instruction; teaching to teach a moral lesson; instructional, academic, informative

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didactic

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frank; outspoken, open and sincere, free from reservation, disguise or subterfuge; honest, straightforward

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candid

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fond of or characterized by joking, humorous or playful; humourous, comical

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jocular

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feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom; discouraged, despairing

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despondent

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the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues

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ellipsis

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repetition of the same word or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses

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anaphora

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two successive clauses or sentences where the keywords or phrases are repeated in both clauses, but in reverse order

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chiasmus

Question 10

a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly

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connotation

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term to denote an audible pause that breaks up a line or verse

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caesura

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discrepancy between true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the words

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verbal irony

Question 13

a situation that is the opposite of what the reader excepts

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situational irony

Question 14

the author lets the audience in on a character’s situation while the character himself remains in the dark. When used in a tragedy, dramatic irony is called tragic irony

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dramatic irony

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the perception of fate of the universe as malicious or indifferent to human suffering, which creates a painful contrast bw our purposeful activity and its ultimate meaninglessness

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cosmic irony

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misusing words for comic effect

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malapropism

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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, retc; bitter or harsh

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acrimonious

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containing or expressing praise, complimentary; admiring of congratulatory

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laudatory

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evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret, deeply affecting or touching, designed to make an impression; touching or moving

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poignant

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the acceptance of events as inevitable, submission to fate, the doctrine of inevitable predetermination; accepting or unchallenging

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fatalistic

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not interested, having no strong emotion towards something; uninterested or unmoved

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apathetic

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filled with bitter criticism or malice; having a caustic quality

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vitriolic

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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, confident; enthusiastic and lively;; optimistic, positive

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sanguine

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expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust or offensive, insulting, or base;; resentful, disgruntled

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indignant

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characterized by or showing malice (ill will), malevolent, spiteful, deliberately harmful;;bitter, harmful

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malicious

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a mode of behavior or way of behavior or way of though peculiar to an individual;;eccentric, oddity

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idiosyncrasy

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a person or thing that is the perfect example of a particular quality or type;;embodiment, essence

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epitome

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extremely foolish or stupid;;senseless, idiotic

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asinine

Question 29

repetition of constant sounds in a sequence of words

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consonance

Question 30

repetition of vowel sounds within words

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assonance

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breaking of a phrase, clause, or sentence by the end of the line in poetry, not by punctuation

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enjambment

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the use of compatible, harmonious sounds to produce a pleasing, melodious effects

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euphony

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refers to a sound that is harsh and unpleasant sounding, the opposite of euphony

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cacophony