Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is an anachronism?
a detail in writing that isn’t appropriate for its time setting. ex: woman in victorian england using a cell phone
What is a euphemism?
an inoffensive phrase used to replace a direct/more offensive expression. ex: She died–> She passed on.
What are these? -Form of English poetry -Have pairs of rhyming lines with 5 stresses to each line (iambic pentameter). Used by Chaucer and poets of 17th, 18th century.
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What is antithesis (literary element)?
A figure of speech that balances an idea with a contrasting one. Ex: Some say the world will end in fire/some say ice. Ex: To be or not to be.
What is assonance (literary element)?
Repetition of vowel sounds
What are the 3 types of irony?
Verbal, situational, dramatic
What is verbal irony?
Saying one thing and meaning another. Ex: Soft like a brick. Hard as putty.
What is situational irony?
When a situation in reality is much different than what a character thinks. Ex: The marriage counselor files for divorce.
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience is aware of something that the characters are not. Ex: Two people are engaged to be married but the audience knows that the man is planning to run away with another woman.
What is a malapropism? (mal a propos = ill suited to the purpose)
A word mistaken for another word with a similar sound. Ex: “persisted” –> desisted
What are 4 different kinds of meter (measuring the rhythm)?
- Iambic (_ / ) 2. Trochaic ( / _ ) 3. Anapestic ( _ _ / ) 4. Dactylic ( / _ _ ) / = stressed syllable in the line
What is a figure of speech in which a word is substituted for another word which it is somehow linked or closely associated?
Metonymy Ex: Pen is mightier than the sword. Let me give you a hand. Great Britain = British government
What is an oxymoron?
A PHRASE that includes words that seem contradictory. Ex: Act naturally. Passive aggressive.
This is a figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole. old man = graybeard suits= businessmen wheels = car
Synechdoche
What is a soliloquy? (diff’t than monologue)
Dramatic speech in which a character talks to himself and the audience can hear. Ex: Brutus contemplating murdering Caeser.
What is considered the birthplace of drama?
Athens. Ex: Oedipus the King (Sophocles) is one of the greatest Greek dramas.
Name the difference between active and passive voice.
Active is when the emphasis is in the subject doing something but Passive is when something is being done to subject
