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Literary Terms and Elements Flashcards

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What is Allusion?

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Relating to something without fully mentioning it.

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of the same sound or syllable.

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Analogy

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A comparison made based on the similarity of two (or more) things.

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What is an Anticlimax? Define Anticlimactic.

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When the conclusion to an interesting series of events is uninteresting

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What is Irony?

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When something is intended to be understood opposite from its literal meaning.

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What is Dramatic Irony?

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When the audience can tell and identify the irony while the characters can not.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is Idiom?

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A figure of speech.

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What is Metaphor?

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When something is said to be another thing.

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What is Simile?

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When something is compared with another thing using the words “like” or “as.”

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What is Metrical Poetry?

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Poetry that follows a certain patter of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is a Moral?

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A lesson of right or wrongdoing in a composition.

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What is Personification?

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When an inanimate object is given human characteristics.

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What is Poetic Justice?

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When one’s actions are awarded or punished

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What is Rhetoric?

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Effective writing.

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What are Sensory Details?

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Details that appeal to one’s senses.

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What is Synecdoche?

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When a part of something is used to represent the whole.

eg. Wheels to represent cars

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What is Metonymy?

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When something that is often associated with another is used to represent it.
(eg. the Crown can represent the Monarch)

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What is Mood?

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One’s feelings when reading the book (happy, sad, excited)

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What is Tone?

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The authors choice of words.

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What is Atmosphere?

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Ones general feeling of the setting (dark, gloomy, bright)

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What is Digression?

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A temporary departure from the topic

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What is Catharsis?

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A release of emotional tensions in writing.

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What is Antithesis?

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Something that is the opposite of another thing (love is the antithesis of hatred).

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What is Paradox?

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A controversial yet valid/true statement.

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What is Ambiguity?

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Uncertainty of meaning.

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What is Leitmotif?

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A recurring theme or idea.

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What is Zeitgeist?

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The mood and setting of a period in history.

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What is the Dramatis Personae?

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A list of characters in a composition.

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What is the Prologue?

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The introductory section to a composition.

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What is a Synopsis?

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A brief summary of events.

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What is Apostrophe?

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A digression for the author to speak to an inanimate object.

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What is Tragic Irony?

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A type of Dramatic Irony where the words and actions contradict what is being said.

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What is Antecedent Action?

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Information that describes the past to help the reader understand the current time.

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What is Pathos?

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A quality that evokes sadness?

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What is Double Entendre?

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A phrase that can be interpreted 2 different ways, one which is often sexual and derogatory.

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What is a Stock Character

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A character created based on common stereotypes.

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What is Innuendo?

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An imitation of an action, person or thing.

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What is an Allegory?

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A symbol, often used to find a hidden meaning.

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What is a Farce?

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An absurd event.

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