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Literary Terms Flashcards

1
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what is the author’s purpose?

A

the reason an author writes.

ex: informative, persuasive, argumentative

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what are rhetorical devices?

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figurative language

ex: repetition, parallelism, rhetorical questions

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what is a symbol?

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an object, person, or place that stands for something else.

ex: red, white, and blue symbolize american patriotism.

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what is the theme?

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the underlying message the author wants the reader to understand.
ex: good vs. evil, coming of age

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what is an inference?

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a prediction in the story made by the reader

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what is parallelism?

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a pattern of words or sentence structure

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what is repetition?

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a repeating sound or word used to add emphasis

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what is text structure?

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arrangement of the story

ex: sequence, description, cause/effect

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what is a simile?

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comparing 2 things using like or as

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what is supporting textual evidence?

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material to prove claim

ex: a citation

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what is a metaphor?

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comparing 2 things without using like or as

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what is claim/p.o.v.?

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what the narrator can see

ex: 1st, 2nd, 3rd

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what is mood?

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a feeling that can change over time

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what is foreshadowing?

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a warning or indication of a future event

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what is an extended metaphor?

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an author’s exploitation of a single metaphor

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what is pace?

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the speed at which the narrator tells the story

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what is the author’s tone?

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the mood implied by the author’s words

18
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what is irony: verbal/situational?

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figure of speech, what takes place when the opposite of what is expected actually happens

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what is figurative language?

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creating comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas.

20
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what is fortune’s fool?

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In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo has just contributed to Mercutio’s (?) death; he calls himself “fortune’s fool” partially to assuage his own guilt. In other words, he thinks of the consequences of his actions as caused by fate or luck, and he is just a victim or bystander.
I suppose the “fool” might be meant as a reference to a jester rather than just a patsy.

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what is tragic hero?

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A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy. In his Poetics, Aristotle records the descriptions of the tragic hero to the playwright and strictly defines the place that the tragic hero must play and the kind of man he must be. Aristotle based his observations on previous dramas.

22
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what is foil?

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to prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.

23
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what is a pun?

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a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or involving words using similar sounds.s

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