Exam 1 Flashcards
The conscious repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive berses, clauses, or paragraphs.
Anaphora
A reference, generally brief, to some literary work, historical figure, event, film, or work of art with which the reader is presumably familiar
Allusion
In a narrative or dramatic work, the protagonist’s opponent
Antagonist
The word,phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
Antecedent
A rhetorical device in which sharply contrasting ideas are linked in parallel words, phrases, or clauses for emphasis or special effect.
Antithesis
A brief statement of a principal or truth
Aphorism
The group for whom a work is intended.
Audience
The central tension in a narrative or dramatic work.
Conflict
When a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image or self through text
Ethos(ethical appeal)
Language used imaginatively and nonliterally
Figurative language
Writing which evokes a sensory experience
Imagery
Rhetorical device in which the author conveys a meaning opposite to the words actually used.
Irony
An appeal to logic
Logos
Two meanings: -grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker’s attitude -literary, meaning the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
Mood
An idea, theme, character, situation, or element that recurs in literature or folklore
Motif