subject terminology Flashcards
bildungsroman
class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally - acc is a bildungsroman
how is acc a bildungsroman
A Christmas Carol is a bildungsroman as it tracks the spiritual and moral education of Ebenezer Scrooge as he follows the journey of redemption and learns to embody the spirit of christmas and true christian values
transformation
a change in something
the action of saving or being saved from sin
redemption
3rd person omniscient narrator
the person whos telling the story who seemingly knows everything - this is used in acc
stave
used instead of chapters or acts
greed
selfish desire for more than one needs
avarice
excessive desire for wealth specifically
predestination
you believe that people have no control over events because everything has already been decided by a power such as God or fate. (kinda like determinism)
free will
having a choice over what happens in our life
poverty
when your resources are well below your minimum needs.
class
order in society based on wealth
isolation
the state of one who is alone.
synonyms for isolation
solitude {willful}
seclusion
class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally
bildungsroman
the action of saving or being saved from sin
redemption
a change in something
transformation
the person whos telling the story who seemingly knows everything - this is used in acc
third person omniscient narrator
allegory
a story that has a hidden meaning typically moral or political
a story that has a hidden meaning typically moral or political
allegory
the main character
protagonist
tone
how the narrator speaks- also seen through description
using something to represent ideas or qualities
symbolism
a feeling something bad will happen
foreboding
saying the same thing more than once for emphasis
repetition
repetition
saying the same thing more than once for emphasis
language that connects 5 senses to create an image or description
sensory language
sensory language
language that connects 5 senses to create an image or description
prolepsis
fast forward into future - stave 4
fast forward
prolepsis
mirroring
when a character resembles another character to reveal something - scrooge and marley
parallel structures
using the same pattern of words to show two or more ideas have same importance
using the same pattern of words to show two or more ideas have same importance
parallel structures
tension / suspense
anticipation as the outcome is uncertain
anticipation as the outcome is uncertain - i.e stave 4
tension and suspense
cyclical structure
beginning mirrors end
when something is represented as more than it rlly is
exaggeration
interrogative
question that seeks to find something out - often quite assertive - scrooge uses this with gocp but not as much with the others showing his transformation
a name which gives the reader an idea of characters personality*
characternym
an indirect reference to a concept or theme
allusion
indirect reference to christianity
biblical allusion
when a word or phrase is repeated in sentences to give the phrase of the sentences emphasis or a stronger, or different, tone
anaphora
anaphora
when a word or phrase is repeated in sentences to give the phrase of the sentences emphasis or a stronger, or different, tone
antithesis
when contrasting ideas are placed next to each other in a text typically to empasise how opposite they are
- freds “cheerful voice” after scrooge described
- freds dinner party after cratchits small meal / want and ignorance after freds dinner party
- reactions to scrooges death after reactions to tiny tims
epitome
perfect / ultimate embodiment of a quality
interjection
a sudden remark often interrupting - bah humbug
a sudden remark often interrupting - bah humbug
interjection
moral imperative
instruction of what is right and wrong , the ghosts provide this
instruction of what is right and wrong , the ghosts provide this
moral imperative
poetic justice
when characters get what they deserve normally associated with irony - scrooge was neglected as a kid and in death his grave was neglected
semantic field
when words are linked by a theme or topic - i.e stave for beetling shop described using semantic field of depravation and decay
superlative
adjective describing the highest degree of something - gocp had clothing “of the purest white”
adjective describing the highest degree of something - gocp had clothing “of the purest white”
superlative
