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Analyse Litteraire Flashcards

1
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Iambic rhythm

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Unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable

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2
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Iambic pentameter

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5 iambic feet

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3
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Trochaic rhythm

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Stressed followed by unstressed

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4
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Iambic tetrameters

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4 iambic feet

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5
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Dactylic rhythm

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Stressed followed by 2 unstressed

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6
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Anapest

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2 unstressed followed a stressed

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7
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What is a rhyme

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A phonetic parallel or echo between two syllables

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8
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Allitération

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The initial consonant of two or more word are the same

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Consonance

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The final consonant of two or more word are the same

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10
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Assonance

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The vowel sounds in two or more are identical

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11
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Blank verse

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Does not resort to rhymes of any kind

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12
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Couplet rhymes

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Aa, bb, cc

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13
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Alternate rhymes

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Abab, cdcd

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14
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Enclosing rhymes

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ABBA cddc

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15
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Terza rima

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Aba, bcb, cdc

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16
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Dénotation

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The literal meaning of a word which does not take into account its emotional or cultural associations

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17
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Connotation

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The subjective, emotional, or cultural implication a word may have in a given context

18
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Polysemous word

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Words with more than one meaning

19
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Pun

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A figure of speech relying on the similarity of sound. Wordplay often relies on homonyms or polysemous words

20
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Anagram

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Word that is created by rearranging the letters of another word anagrams often conceal meanings or proper names

21
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Palindrome

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A form of anagram in which a word or a whole sentence can be read forward or backwards while retaining its meaning

22
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Archaism

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Obsolete words which some writer use intentionally in order to create an atmosphere of the past

23
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Neologism

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Newly created word

24
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Anaphora

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the repetition of the same word or expression at the beginning of several lines

25
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Epiphora

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The repetition of the same word at the end of several line

26
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Anadiplosis

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The word or expression concluding one clause begins the next

27
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Chiasmus

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The words are set in a mirroring inverted patterns

28
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Antimetabole

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Form of chiasmus in which words are repeated in inverse grammatical order

29
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Zeugma

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Two nouns are governed by the same verb though the have different meanings and should logically be used in distinct clauses

30
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Antithesis

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A general word referring to contrast in words clauses or ideas which are balanced against each other in parallel structure

31
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Paradox

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A statement which appears contradictory or absurd yet contains an underlying truth

32
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Oxymorons

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The juxtaposition of two contradictory terms

33
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Stichomythia

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A sharp dialogue between two characters whose answers display both parallelism and opposition.

34
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Ellipsis

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The omission of one or more words un a sentence

35
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Slang

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Very informal language which is therefore spoken and understood by a limited number of people

36
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Jargon

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Like slang it is used by a restricted social group. But it mainly refers to the technical vocabulary used in certain professions

37
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Symbol

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Combines literary sens av abstract or suggestive meaning

38
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Simile or analogy

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Direct express comparison between two objects. It is therefore introduced by like or as

39
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Metaphor

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Implied analogy between two objects, doesn’t state any explicit comparison

40
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Allegory

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Specific form of extended métaphor in which the characters and actions of a text have further meanings outside the text

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Metonymy

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Use instead of a word a term closely associated to it

42
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Synecdoche

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Type of metonymy in which a part stands for the whole

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