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Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Key Scences Flashcards

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1
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What is an allusion?

A

An indirect reference to a concept or
theme without explicit mention.

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What is antithesis?

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A rhetorical device where contrasting
concepts are placed together in a text,
typically a sentence, to highlight how
opposite they are.

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What does it mean to conjecture?

A

Formulate a conclusion based on incomplete information.

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What does connotation mean?

A

Using text to create implied meaning
without explicitly referring to said meaning.

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What is a euphemism?

A

Replacement of a crude or offensive
expression with a vague or mild one.

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What is hyperbole?

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Use of exaggerated statements.

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What does it mean if a text is
mythopoetic?

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It contains reference to myths; the use of
storytelling to lead to self-understanding for a group or individual.

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What is a semantic field?

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Words which are linked by a theme or
topic.

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9
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What is pathetic fallacy?

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A form of personification; attributing
human qualities to nonhuman things.

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What is metonymy?

A

A figure of speech used to refer to an
object, concept or person.

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What is foreshadowing?

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An indication that an event will occur later in the narrative.

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What is symbolism?

A

Using one object or character to
represent a wider concept running
throughout the novel.

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13
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What does epitome mean?

A

The perfect or ultimate embodiment of a
quality.

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14
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What is irony?

A

Embedding a meaning by using
language typically implying the opposite
of what the writer is intending to express,
often for a humorous effect.

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What is satire?

A

Criticising people through the use of
humour or irony.

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16
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What is sibilance?

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Repetition of “s” sounds.

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What is juxtaposition?

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Comparing two concepts, characters, or
clauses, in close proximity in the passage for the effect of contrast.

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18
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What is foreboding?

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Apprehension that a bad event will occur.

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19
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What is tricolon?

A

Three parallel phrases or words that are
placed in succession within a text,
without interruption.

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What does biblical mean?

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Relating to the bible; religious connotations.

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21
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What does syntactic mean?

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Relating to the arrangement of words
within a sentence within a text.

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What is auditory imagery?

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A type of sensory imagery; language which appeals to the reader’s hearing.

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23
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What is temporal deixis?

A

Language which references or
manipulates time.

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24
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What is olfactory imagery?

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A type of sensory imagery; appeals to
the reader’s sense of smell.

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What is an oxymoron?

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Two opposing terms are placed next to
each other.

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What is alliteration?

A

Repetition of the same sound, usually
letter, in close succession.

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27
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What is an archetype?

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A common character type who
possesses traits typical of their role.

28
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What is a colloquialism?

A

An informal phrase common at its time of
utterance.

29
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What is epistolary form?

A

A narrative told through letters and diary
entries.

30
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What is parallelism?

A

The use of grammatically identical or
similar components repeated in a
sentence or multiple sentences.

31
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What is dichotomy?

A

Contrast of two beings that are opposed
or distinctly different.

32
Q

What is a novella?

A

A short novel, roughly 20,000 - 40,000
words.

33
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What is a foil?

A

A character who serves to contrast and
emphasise certain characteristics of
another character.

34
Q

What does fin de siècle mean?

A

The end of a century.

35
Q

What is a conventional detective novel?

A

A subgenre of mystery & crime fiction,
typically featuring a hero who is the investigator of the case and who eventually uncovers the truth.

36
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What is an expository tool?

A

Providing all the background information
required to understand the forthcoming
plot and the characters involved.

37
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What is inverse iconic word order?

A

An inverted sentence e.g. having the
subject placed before the verb. This is
normally used to structure a question.

38
Q

What does debased mean?

A

Reduced in value.

39
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What is terror?

A

A feeling of anticipation and dread observed before an experience which induces horror.

40
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What is horror?

A

A feeling of revulsion after a frightening
experience.

41
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What is morality?

A

Awareness of the principles of right and wrong conduct.

42
Q

What is duality?

A

Simultaneously displaying two halves, with the two halves often being opposite meanings.

43
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What does it mean if someone is duplicitous?

A

They are in the state of being deceitful.

44
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What is moral myopia?

A

Being unable to see ethical issues clearly

45
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What does it mean to be multifaceted?

A

To have many outlets.

46
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What does dissociate mean?

A

Separate

47
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What is gemellology?

A

The scientific study of twins.

48
Q

What is a shilling shocker?

A

Cheap fiction popular in late Victorian England, which typically dealt with themes of crime or violence.

49
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What is Darwinism?

A

The theory of evolution of species.

50
Q

What does it mean to be agnostic?

A

Think that nothing is known to prove or disprove the existence of God.

51
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What does it mean to be pious?

A

To be devoutly religious.

52
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What is a Victorian gentleman?

A

A man in Victorian society who didn’t have to work, and was required to adhere to a strict set of social rules.

53
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What is a doppelganger

A

The double of someone already living.

54
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What does basal mean?

A

Essential or fundamental.

55
Q

Who is a contemporary reader?

A

Someone reading the book at the time it
was published.

56
Q

What is catharsis?

A

Relief derived from releasing repressed
emotion.

57
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What is gothic convention?

A

Stylistic characteristics of some texts, such as horror, terror, and the supernatural, which places it in the gothic genre.

58
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What is fatalism?

A

The belief that all events are inevitable as they have been predetermined.

59
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What does it mean to be omnipotent?

A

All powerful.

60
Q

What is a troglodyte?

A

A repulsive person who is solitary and acts eccentrically within a society.

61
Q

What is the human psyche?

A

All of the human mind, inclusive of the
conscious and unconscious.

62
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What does it mean to augment
something?

A

Increase the value of it.

63
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What does subsume mean?

A

Absorb one thing into something else.

64
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What are idiosyncrasies?

A

Behaviours of an individual which are
peculiar.

65
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What is transmorphism?

A

A transformation from one thing to
another.

66
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What is hedonism?

A

A self-indulgent life, which is dedicated to
seeking pleasure.

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