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Introduction to World Literature Flashcards

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Definition of Literature

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Literature is life itself

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Functions of Literature

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Propaganding
Moralizing
Theraputic

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Criteria in Judging Literature

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Artistry
Suggestiveness
Universality

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Kinds of Literature

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Oral/Spoken
Written

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Types of Literature

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Interpretative
Escape

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Repetition of like sounds throughout a poem

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Tone Color

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Five Primary Kinds of Tone Color

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Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Rhyme
Onomatopeia

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The repetition of identical consonantal sounds, usually at the beginning of words in close proximity, throughout the poem

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Alliteration

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Repetition of identical vowel sounds in words in close proximity throughout a poem

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Assonance

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Repetition of identical consonant sounds that are preceded by different vowel sounds

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Consonance

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Element of poetry which helps to unify a poem by keeping thought groups together

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Rhyme

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Various Rhyme Schemes

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Syllabic
Internal Rhyme
Full Rhyme
Half Rhyme

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Figures of Speech

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Allusion
Apostrophe
Hyperbole
Litotes
Metaphor
Metonymy
Oxymoron
Paradox
Personification
Simile
Synecdoche
Irony

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reference to a person, place or thing outside of the confine of the poem

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Allusion

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address to an inanimate object,a muse, God, or an absent or deceased person

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Apostrophe

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exaggerated statement employing inflated language

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Hyperbole

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understatement in which the affirmative is implied by denying its opposite

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Litotes

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comparison in which something is compared to something else

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metaphor

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one word or image is used to represent another with which it is closely associated

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metonymy

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contradiction that seemingly cannot be resolved

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oxymoron

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is a seemingly contradictory statement that turns out to be partly true

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paradox

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occurs when the poet bestows human characteristics on inanimate object, abstract qualities and animals

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personification

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using like, as, or as if

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simile

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closely related to metonymy, a part is used to suggest the whole or that of the whole for a part

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synecdoche

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expresses the contrary of what is meant

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irony

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body of ancient stories or poems that grew out of the human quest to understand the natural and spiritual world that was preserved through time by the oral tradition of storytelling before being eventually written down

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Traditional Literature

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Features of Traditional Literature

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—plots are generally shorter than any other genres
—actions are concentrated
—characters tend to have only one outstanding quality
—Settings: in the beginning… or long ago in a land far away…
—language though full of rhythm and melody is sparse
—style is characterized by story beginnings and endings (once upon a time….they lived happily ever after…. )motifs of recurrent features ( use of no.3 like 3 sisters….3 wishes…) repetition of refrains or chants (mirror, mirror on the wall…)
—themes like good vs. evil
—ending usually is a happy ending

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Passed down and whispered around (in remote areas)

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Folklore

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version of a tale that is obviously based upon an earlier, well-known tale but in which the language and bits of plot have been altered to modernize or further dramatize the story

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Retold tale

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Types of Traditional Literature

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Myths
Epics
Legends
Tall Tales
Folktales
Fables
Parables

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stories that recount and explain the origin of the world and the phenomena of nature

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myths

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long stories of human adventures and heroism recounted in many episodes

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epics

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stories based on either real or supposedly real individuals and their marvelous deeds

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legends

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highly exaggerated accounts of persons both real and imagined so they maybe considered sub- category of legends

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tall tales

World Literature Midterms (3 decks)

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