Literary Devices For Poems And Novels

Question 1

Define Oxymoron

Answer 1

A figure is speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Question 2

Define Juxtaposition

Answer 2

The fact of two things being seen or places close together with contrasting effect

Question 3

Define Metaphor

Answer 3

A figure is speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which is it not literally applicable.

Question 4

Define Allegory

Answer 4

A story, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Question 5

Define poetic licence

Answer 5

The freedom to depart the facts of matter or from the conventional rules of language when speaking or writing in order to create an effect.

Question 6

Define Didactic

Answer 6

Intended to teach or give moral guidance

Question 7

Define conte

Answer 7

The French word for a tale, applied since the 19th century to short stories but previously used to denote a more fanciful kind of short prose fiction

Question 8

Define satire

Answer 8

A mode of writing that exposes the failings of individuals, institutions or societies to ridicule and scorn

Question 9

Define parody

Answer 9

A mocking imitation of the style of a literary work or works

Question 10

Define a picaresque novel

Answer 10

A novel with a picaroon as its hero or heroine usually first person narrative and has real life depictions

Question 11

Define Naturalism

Answer 11

A more deliberate kind of realism in novels, stories and plays. Usually involving a view of human beings as passive victims of natural forces and social environment. L.T book

Question 12

What is an Ode ?

Answer 12

a lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject, written in varied or irregular metre.
a classical poem of a kind originally meant to be sung. (Google)

Question 13

Define Motif

Answer 13

Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes. (Sparknotes)

Question 14

Who was the leading Metaphysical poet?

Answer 14

John Donne

Question 15

Define the field of New Criticism

Answer 15

‘A movement in American literary criticism from the 1930s to the 1960s, concentrating on the verbal complexities and ambiguities of texts.’ Essentially, close reading

Question 16

Define Hermeneutics

Answer 16

The theory of interpretation, concerned with general problems of understanding the meanings of texts.’

Question 17

What is Critical Race Theory?

Answer 17

Critical Race Theory (C.R.T) is an approach that offers a radical lens through which to make sense of, deconstruct and challenge racial inequality in society.

Question 18

What is Interest Convergence?

Answer 18

Interest convergence is a theory coined by the late Derrick Bell, law professor and spiritual godfather to the field of study known as critical race theory. Interest convergence stipulates that black people achieve civil rights victories only when white and black interests converge.