Literary terms

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

a figure of speech that references a historical event, object or person

Question 2

Theme

Answer 2

the central idea of a literary work

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

when a similarity between two objects is directly expressed with like or as

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Metaphor

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an anology giving the first object one or more qualities of the second object through some image

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Personification

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gives inanimate objects, animals, ideas or abstractions humanlike qualities

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Irony

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the recognition of reality different than apperance

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Synesthesia

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concurrent respone of two or more senses to the stimulation of one

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Verbal Irony

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figure of speech where the actual intent is opposite of what is expressed in words

Question 9

Dramatic Irony

Answer 9

knowledge held by the audience but hidden from the characters

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Alliteration

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repition of initial identical consonant sounds in words close together

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Consonance

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when the final consonant in words agree with each other but their preceding vowels do not

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Assonance

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the patterning of vowel sounds without regaurds to consonants

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Apostrophe

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when someone, usually but not always absent, is addressed through the present

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Hyperbole

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an exaggeration usually used to heighten effect or add humor

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Synecdoche

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a trope where the part signifies the whole and vice versa

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Setting

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the background for which any action takes place

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Trope

Answer 17

figure of speech involving a turn or change of senses

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Onomatopoeia

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words whose sounds suggest their meaning (buzz, boom, pop)

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Imagery

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the collection of images in a literary work

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Tone

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attitude toward the subject and audience implied in a literary work

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Foreshadowing

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presentation of material in a work that later events are prepared for

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Aethetics

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the study or philosophy of beauty in nature and art

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Anaphora

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when the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more sentences

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Ethos

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the qualites or set of emotions a speaker has to affect an audience

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Pathos

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the quality in art and literature that stimulates pity, tenderness and sorrow

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Form

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the organization of parts of a work in relation to its total effect

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Belles-Lettres

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works such as drama, poetry, fiction, criticism, and essays due to imagination and art rather than science and intellect

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Characterization

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the creation of imaginary persons so they seem lifelike

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Connotation

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the emotional associations a word may carry, different from its literal meaning

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Denotation

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the basic meaning of a word, seperate from its emotional associations

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Critic

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one who passes judgement on the nature, value and quality of artistic works

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Critique

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a critical examination of artistic works assessing its value according to some established standards

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Culture

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the practices, habits, customs, beliefs and traditions passed on from one generation to another

Question 34

Liberal Arts

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studies devoted to general cultivation and education (GRAMGAL)