Midterm Review Flashcards
archetype
original model from which something is developed
foil
character that saves as an opposite from another to accent the main character’s goodness
flat
not developed character
round
character with level of complexity like a real person
stock
stereotypical character
diction
word choice
connotation
feeling or mood the word gives
dialect
regional variety of a language
dialogue
character’s voice
denotation
dictionary definition of a word
euphemism
use of word that is less distasteful
idiom
expression of a given language that is particular to a specific group of people
sight
visual
sound
auditory
touch
tactile
taste
papillary
smell
olfactory
mood
tone or feeling created in a reader
plot
arrangements of events in a story
flashback
reference to past event
framed narrative
happens in a real setting-historical
foreshadowing
preview of an event to come
spatial
organization of info using spacial cues such as top to bottom left right
chronological
time order-events of order in the time they occur
third person objective
like looking through a keyhole only see whats happening as it occurs
historical setting
era time period-culture society customs
geographical setting
where in the world
physical setting
“in a classroom”
style
way a literary work is written/devices author uses to express thought
theme
moral or idea a story revolves around
tone
diction, imagery, detail, P.O.V., syntax, tone shifts, multiple tones
antithesis
opposite ideas in parallel structure
juxtaposition
combining 2 contrasting ideas in a sentence
ellipsis
using … to omit phrases or words
parallelism
similarity in parts of a sentence
chiasmus
rhetoical inversion of the second of two parallel structures
antimetabole
arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the second
apostrophe
addresses or talks about someone not really there
synecdoche
part of something signifies the whole
metonymy
where a label is applied to another (crown for royalty)
allusion
referring back to another piece of literature
Poet
Author of the poem
Poetry
Type of literature expresses ideas and feelings or tells story in specific form
Speaker
Narrator or voice of poem
Form
Appearance of words on page
Rhythm
Beat created by sounds of words in poem can be created by meter, rhyme, alliteration, and refrain
Rhyme
Words sound alike-share ending vowel and consonant sounds
End rhyme
Word at end of one line rhymes with word at end of another line
Internal rhyme
Word inside line rhymes with another word on same line
Near rhyme
Aka imperfect or close rhyme-share either same vowel or consonant but not both
Rhyme scheme
Pattern of rhyme(usually end rhyme)
Uses letters to represent sounds to virtually see the pattern
Onomatopoeia
Imitates sound they’re naming
Consonance
Repeated consonant sounds anywhere in words
Assonance
repeated vowel sounds in line of lines often creating near rhyme
Refrain
Sound word phrase or line repeated regularly in poem
Lyric
Short poem usually first person expresses emotion or describes scene
Cinquain
5 line poem with 22 syllables
Shakespearean sonnet
14 line poem with specific rhyme scheme(abab cdcd efef gg)
Free verse poetry
No repeating pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables
No rhyme
More conversational
Modern
Narrative poem
Tells story longer than lyric has to establish characters and plot
Epic poetry
Book written in poet form
Concrete poem
Words are arranged to creat picture that related to concept of poem
Extended metaphor
Goes on for several lines or possibly entire work
Implied metaphor
comparison is hinted at but not clearly stated
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for emphasis
Personification
Inanimate object has human qualities
Symbolism
Thing that has literal and figurative meaning
Imagery
Language that appeals to senses
litotes
understatement
alliteration
repetition of initial consonant sound
meter
rhyme scheme
irony
when the outcome is different than expected-situational, dramatic, verbal, sarcasm
motif
reoccurring idea or object in a story
