69 terms

Terms	Definitions
name the Ex here: Stars & Stripes	synecdoche-form of metaphor in which a part of something is used to stand for the whole thing
time and place	setting
everyday spoken language of people in a certain region	vernacular
a group of lines in a poem	stanza
word choice	diction
arrangement of sentence structure	syntax
in a drama, where a character speaks alone onstage	soliloquy
in a drama, a long uninterrupted speech	monologue
in poetry, stanza made of 4 lines	quatrain
a reason that explains why a character does what he does	motivation
statement that seems contradictory. Ex: "It was the worst of times, it was the best of times."	paradox
a figure of speech (trope) in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary "not so much" or he's "not a bad singer."	litotes
A figure of speech (trope) involving exaggeration for comic effect	hyperbole
A statement that seem self contradictory,"it was the best of times, it was the worst of times."	paradox
juxtaposing two opposite words to present a paradox "friendly fire", "open secret".	oxymoron
a recurring image or phrase in a work	leitmotif
latin for "in the middle of". Technique whereby a narrative begins in the middle of the action.	in media res
rhetorical figure where words are presented in mirrored order. "Fair is foul & foul is fai". Derived from the X shaped Greek letter chi.	chiasmus
evasion in speech; using a large number of words to explain something	circumlocution
an insult or abuse	invective
a kind of apostrophe (personification)involving a direct request for help in writing to a divine/supernatural entity.	invocation
using words that sound like they are such as sizzle or pop, bam.	onomatopoeia
sad or depressed state of being. Poor Hamlet suffered this condition	melancholy
A long lyric poem usually meditating on a lofty subject such as death in John Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale".	ode
poem written for someone who has passed	Elegy
A 14 line poem of 3 quatrains ending in a rhyming couplet	Elizabethan/Shakespearean sonnet
14 line poem of an octave + a sestet presenting a problem in the first part & solution in the last part	Petrarchan sonnet
Name the lit term used here: "He is as wise as Solomon"	Biblical allusion
Name the lit term used here: "He displayed Herculean strength"	Mythological allusion
WORDS YOU SHOULD NEVER USE IN AN ESSAY!!!!!!	"very", "great", "a lot", "phenomenal"
subjects you should discuss in every essay	tone & theme
author's attitude toward his work. Sniff out diction & syntax for clues to this necessary essay topic!	TONE
tragic flaw; a tragic hero's flaw brings about his own destruction. Ex: Oedipus Rex	hamartia
excessive pride that brings about one's fall	hubris
a metric foot in poetry consisting of two stressed syllables. Ex: "full moon," "see breeze"	spondee
also referred to as interior monologue, it's narrative that features the mental flow of characters such as Faulkner's "The Sound & The Fury"	stream of consciousness
an image, myth, religion, folklore frequently used in literature thats evokes emotion bc it touches something deep within our unconscious memory	archetype
a sudden realization of the truth	epiphany
resolution of a story	denouement
repetition of initial consonant sounds "The bee buzzed by"	alliteration
repetition of the same consonant at the end of two or more words	consonance
figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for another thing closely associated with it	metonomy
Thesis statement	A writer's statement of opinion which is his/her main focus
A type of irony used frequently by writers (and teens!)	sarcasm
Part of a poem in which the poet shifts from the situation to a possible solution or what will be	shift
purifying the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions; an emphatic identification with others	catharsis
the quality in a work that arouses a feeling of pity, tenderness, sorrow	pathos
When a speaker/writer demonstrates a knowledge of the subject. The speaker is, therefore, demonstrating that he is a credible witness	ethos
appeal to logic in writing or speech. The use of facts in writing or speech is an appeal to this.	logos
a writer's characteristic way of writing	style
the feeling created within a reader	mood
TPCASTT	TITLE, PARAPHRASE, CONNOTATION, ATTITUDE (that's another word for tone), SHIFT, TITLE & THEME
unrhymed iambic pentameter	blank verse
free verse	a type of poetry that has no pattern of rhyme or meter
Vantage point from which a story is told	Point of view
Which point of view is used when the narrator tells the story and is part of the action of the story using pronouns such as "I", "we", "she"?	First person
Which point of view is used when the narrator is all knowing and can enter the mind of any character to reveal his/her emotions/thoughts/beliefs	omniscient point of view
3 types of Point of view	First person, 3rd person limited, omniscient
point of view in which a story focuses on one character only revealing that person's thoughts/emotions/beliefs, and the reader sees the action through the eyes of that character.	Third person limited point of view
a long lyric poem in which the speaker addresses the reader, revealing himself in the context of a dramatic situation. Ex: Robert Browning's "Porphryia's Lover"	dramatic monologue
Freytag's pyramid	Created by 19th cent. German writer Gustav Freytag, the pyramid is useful for analyzing 5 Act plays.
A tightly structured French verse consisting of 6 sestets whose end words are repeated in rotation at the end of every line & a 3 line envoy which includes all 6 ending words	sestina
The analysis of the pattern of more or less stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry	scansion
a distinct pause in a line of poetry	caesura
A "dreaded" poetic form of 19 lines, 5 tercets followed by a quatrain & involving only 2 rhymes. Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle into That Goodnight" is a famous one.	villanelle
An instantly recognizable character type such as an innocent maiden or an evil villain	A stock character
themes that recur often in literature	convention
a central idea of a work	theme
authoriatative or accepted list of books of timeless value	THE CANON!!!!

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