Details Title: 08 english midterm Description: literary devices, themes, etc. Total Flash Cards: 32 Created: 12/10/2008 17:36:10		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Language - English Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term allegory Definition literary work with two or more levels of meaning Term allusion Definition a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art Term archetype Definition a descriptive detail, plot pattern, character type, or theme that reoccurs in many cultures Term connotation Definition association that a word calls to mind in addition to dictionary meaning Term denotation Definition a word that is its exact specific meaning Term diction Definition independent of association or word choice Term figure of speech Definition not meant to be interpreted literally Term flashback Definition interrupts text to relate back to previous events Term foreshadowing Definition use of clues to suggest events that have yet to come Term hyperbole Definition deliberate exaggeration or overstatement Term imagery Definition descriptive language to re-create sensory experiences Term irony Definition technique involving surprise, or amusing contradictions types of irony -dramatic (when the readers know something that the characters don't) -verbal (sarcasm) -situation (when an event/ what's happening is contradicting in an amusing way) Term juxtaposition Definition situate side by side or next to each other Term mood Definition atmosphere Term metaphor Definition the comparison of two unalike things not using "like' or "as" Term paradox Definition statement that seems contradictory but actually presents the truth Term motif Definition recurrent thematic element Term personification Definition gives non-human things human characteristics Term point of view Definition perspective from which the story is told Term repitition Definition to repeat Term simile Definition comparison using "like" or "as" Term sound devices (alliteration, consonance, assonance) Definition alliteration- repetition of an initial consonant consonance- repetition of vowel sounds assonance- identity of consonant sounds Term symbol Definition anything that represents anything else Term theme Definition central purpose in a literary work Term tone Definition authors' attitude towards a subject Term rhetorical question Definition a question asked in a literary work that is not meant to be answered by the readers or the audience Term alchemist- theme Definition -self-discovery -fate (destiny vs freewill (listen to your heart, and to omens) -follow your own path -everything once came from the same source, everything is connected in some way Term siddhartha- theme Definition -time is irrelevant -listen to the river (never-ending, symbolizes oneness) -self-discovery -oneness with the universe -individual experience (wisdom comes from personal experience not instead of knowledge from others) instead of following others -material things don't lead to happiness Term the inferno- theme Definition -one must experience the most extreme form of something before they can fully overcome it -the church is filled with politics and is corrupt -there is always hope -temporal verse spiritual -redemption (fall of man- leaves)= sin then ask for forgiveness -self-discovery Term antigone- theme Definition -gods are all-powerful and no man is in competition (pride and cannot escape death) -only gods have the reserved right to judge another human being -women are complex and can rise up against men and have their opinions and beliefs heard even if it takes extreme tactics (hanging oneself) -pride is bad -duty -women's role in a male dominant society -self-discovery Term a doll's house- theme Definition -values (family verse society) -past affects the present -duty -appearance verse reality -the ability to think for oneself and break free from the control of others -there is always the opportunity to learn -self-independence and self-discovery -security verse independence Term elements of a tragic hero Definition 1. noble birth 2. complex (flaw) 3. flaw= hubris (pride) 4. makes mistake 5. suffers from mistake 6. revelation of mistake