Lit Terms 3 Flashcards

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Use of Exaggeration or distortion to make a figure appear comic or ridiculous

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Caricature

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2
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The moment of illumination, usually occurring at or near the end of a work

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Epiphany

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3
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Temporary departure from the main subject of a work

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Digression

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4
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Short addition at the end of a literary work

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Epilogue

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5
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The type of comedy based on ridiculous situation, often with stereotyped characters

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Farce

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6
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Overused expression that is trite and banal

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Cliché

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7
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General statement about a class of things or persons (freedom or love)

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Abstraction

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8
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Excessive pride in oneself and one’s abilities (Aristitilian hero)

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Hubris

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9
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A work designed to instruct or teach

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Didactic

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10
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Exposition, analysis, comparison and evaluation of a work

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Criticism

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11
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An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish (Yellow book)

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Pedantic

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12
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The act of proving something false or erroneous by argument or evidence

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Refutation

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13
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Use of a word considered less offensive or harsh

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Euphamism

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14
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A sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses

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Loose Sentence

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15
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Balancing of two contrasting ideas, works or sentences

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Antithesis

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16
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Language free from vagueness or ambiguity

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Explicit

17
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Something out of its proper time period

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Anachronistic

18
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Characterized by horror, gloom, and mystery

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Gothic

19
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Original pattern or model from which all other things of the same kind are made

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Archetype

20
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Short, entertaining story

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Anecdote