Advanced English 1 Literary Terms List Flashcards
1
Q
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country”
A
Juxtaposition
2
Q
a character fell off a cliff and a flying robot suddenly appeared out of nowhere to catch them
A
Dues Ex Machina
3
Q
Hercules as “son of Zeus”
A
Epithet
4
Q
“The attackers struck like eagles, crook-clawed, hook-beaked, swooping down from a mountain ridge to harry smaller birds that skim across the flatland cringing under the clouds but the eagles plunge in fury…”
A
Homeric (Epic) Simile
5
Q
Odysseus tells stories while someone moves in on his wife. Odysseus’s wife, Penelope, getting some unwanted attention
A
In Media Res
6
Q
The Hero/The Lover/The Explorer
A
Archetype
7
Q
Sally sold seashells by the seashore
A
Alliteration
8
Q
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person
A
Point of view
9
Q
Waking is dreaming
A
Paradox
