Terms And Devices Flashcards

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Foot

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A measuring unit of poetry, which is made up of a stressed and a least one unstressed syllable.
Stressed ( vertical line (‘))
Unstressed (x)
Combination of feet creates a meter in poetry

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Iamb foot

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A foot containing a short Unstressed followed by a long stressed syllable (x, ‘) in a single line. delay

An iambic pentameter are five iamb feet in a single line

An iambic hexameter are six( alexandrine)

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Trochee

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Stressed and unstressed (‘,x)
Consisted of one long stress and one short one
( running)

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Pyrrhus

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2 unaccented short syllables

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Spondee

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2 stressed syllables (‘’)
2 long stressed syllables
(Pouring)

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Anapaest

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3 syllables: 2 syllables are short and unstressed followed a long and stressed one
XX’
(Strike back)

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Dactyl

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Consists of three syllables with the first is stressed and the last two are unstressed

’ x x

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonants in consecutive words in a word close together

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Expository

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Writing with the primary purpose of informing,clarifying, or explaining

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Satire

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Literary form that ridicules human vices

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Mode

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A literary method or style of writing.

E.g. Realism,romanticism, satire, expository

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Motif

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A object, concept or structure repeated in a literary work, thereby giving it symbolic significance in the story

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Irony

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Discrepancy between what is said or done and what is meant

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Prose

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The most common form of written language following natural speech patterns and grammatical structure.

Unmetered unrhymed language

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Onomatopoeia

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Use of a word that suggests or mimics its meaning through sound, such as roar or whistle .

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Phonic

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Pertaining to sound of speech

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Realism

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Delivering subject from third-person objective point of view with no added interpretation or elaboration.
A literary technique to describe story elements, such as setting, characters, themes, etc without using elaborate imagery or figurative language such as metaphors or simile

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Romanticism

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An artistic and literary movement originating in the second half of the eighteenth century in Europe, emphasizing emotions, idealism, adventure, and chivalry.

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Impressionism

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Subjective or personal literary style that relies on associations;

Intentionally ambiguous placing more responsibility on the reader to form his or her own conclusions about events in the novel, rather than relying on the narrator.
Describe the action through the eyes of the characters as they happen
Concerned with the emotional landscape of the setting
Often avoid a chronological telling of events

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Naturalism

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A form of extreme realism
Writing based on the idea that environment determines and governs human character.

Takes cue from Darwin theory of evolution: survival of the fittest for that environment.
Writers use scientific techniques to depict human beings as objective and impartial characters
Environment determines the characters actions ( predetermined)while in realism the the characters decision come from their response to an event ( they have a choice)

Pessimistic

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Neoclassicism

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Concerned with order, accuracy, and structure.
A return to the classic literature of the Greeks
Moral appearance was valued
From 1660-1780 ( Augustan period)
Use of satire and irony, parody

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Climax

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Turning point in a story; the point where the main character experiences a change, and the action stops building and begins falling.

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Freytags pyramid

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Introduction/Exposition 
Complicatio
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Denouement 
Conclusion
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Rising action

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Introduction of conflict into the plot, bringing tension that continues throughout the storyline.

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Falling action

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Moment following the climax where the conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist is resolved.

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Denouement

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The conclusion of a story; includes the events between the falling action and the last scene of a narrative or drama.

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Complication

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Element introduced into the plot to alter its course.

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Protagonist

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Main character in a literary work; literally, one who struggles toward or for something .

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Antagonist

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The one who struggles against or contends with the protagonist; the antagonist may be another individual or an obstacle or challenge, such as fear or death.

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Agon

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Struggle
Protagonist….struggles for
Antagonist…..struggles against

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Foil

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A character who highlights through contrast opposite characteristics in another character.

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Allegorical

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A narrative that is an extended metaphor;

allegory uses symbols to tell this story

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Theme

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A main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work

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Setting

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Place, time, mood of a story

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Accentual meter:

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Stressed rhythmic structure of poetic lines.