english semester test Flashcards
(manipulating public or opinion) information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person,group, movement, institution, nation, etc
propaganda
long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style
epic
an indirect reference to something. a passing comment the author expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot it and grasp it’s importance
allusion
an object or idea thag repeats itself throughout a literary work
motif
using figurative language to represent something in something that appeals to our physical senses.
imagery
a main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work that maybe stated directly or indirectly
theme
the attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
tone
the angle
1st person- “i”, “we”
2nd person- “you”
third person-“he”,”she”,”it”,”they”, or names
point of view
hidden comparison between 2 things or objects that are different but have some common characteristics “my brother was boiling mad”
metaphor
bunch of words that start with the same letter
alliteration
a hint the writer gives of what it to happen later
foreshadowing
“wise fool” “i am nobody” appears to be self contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth
paradox
2 opposite ideas put together to achieve contrasting effect “speech is silver, but silence is gold”
antithesis
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to have hidden meaning. typically a moral or political one. (animal farm w the communist rev)
allegory
