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| literary work with two or more levels of meaning |
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| a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |
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| a descriptive detail, plot pattern, character type, or theme that reoccurs in many cultures |
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| association that a word calls to mind in addition to dictionary meaning |
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| a word that is its exact specific meaning |
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| independent of association or word choice |
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| not meant to be interpreted literally |
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| interrupts text to relate back to previous events |
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| use of clues to suggest events that have yet to come |
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| deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
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| descriptive language to re-create sensory experiences |
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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) |
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| situate side by side or next to each other |
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| the comparison of two unalike things not using "like' or "as" |
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| statement that seems contradictory but actually presents the truth |
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| recurrent thematic element |
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| gives non-human things human characteristics |
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| perspective from which the story is told |
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| comparison using "like" or "as" |
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| sound devices (alliteration, consonance, assonance) |
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alliteration- repetition of an initial consonant
consonance- repetition of vowel sounds
assonance- identity of consonant sounds |
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| anything that represents anything else |
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| central purpose in a literary work |
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| authors' attitude towards a subject |
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| a question asked in a literary work that is not meant to be answered by the readers or the audience |
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-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 |
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-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 |
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-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 |
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-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 |
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-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 |
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| elements of a tragic hero |
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1. noble birth
2. complex (flaw)
3. flaw= hubris (pride)
4. makes mistake
5. suffers from mistake
6. revelation of mistake |
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