Lecture 7a - close reading Flashcards
1
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close reading
A
detailed analysis of poem/passage w/ attention to diction and phrasing
1
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anaphora
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repetition of the same word in close proximity
2
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antithesis
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juxtaposition of opposites or contrasting ideas
3
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apostrophe
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direct address to a character or object
4
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bathos
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abrupt descent in stylistic level or subject matter
5
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irony
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saying one thing and meaning another
6
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litotes
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understatement
7
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ring composition
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framing off by repition of words/ideas at the beginning and end
8
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rhetorical balance
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parallel phrasing, esp of similar or contrasting (antithetical ideas)
