Study sets matching "literature 10"
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Finnegan's Wake is notable for its expe…
The Call of the Wild is a short adventu…
Atlas Shrugged depicts a dystopian Unit…
To Kill a Mockingbird focuses on six-ye…
James Joyce
Jack London
Ayn Rand
Harper Lee
Finnegan's Wake is notable for its expe…
James Joyce
The Call of the Wild is a short adventu…
Jack London
A section deleted from this novel title…
After the incident in the Village Hall,…
This work contains excerpts from the te…
In this novel, Rooke tends to a woman w…
The Time Machine
The Blithesdale Romance
Dune
Persuasion
A section deleted from this novel title…
The Time Machine
After the incident in the Village Hall,…
The Blithesdale Romance
Figurative language
Simile
Cacophony
Theme
artful deviation from literal speech or normal word order
Comparison of two things stated using like or as
Language of harshness and dissonance
Recurring or emerging ideas in a work
Figurative language
artful deviation from literal speech or normal word order
Simile
Comparison of two things stated using like or as
Anapest
Blank Verse
Caesura
Dactyl
a foot or unit of poetry consisting of two light syllables fol…
unrhymed lines of ten syllables each with even-numbered syllab…
a pause separating phrases within lines of poetry
a three-syllable foot consisting of a heavy stress and two lig…
Anapest
a foot or unit of poetry consisting of two light syllables fol…
Blank Verse
unrhymed lines of ten syllables each with even-numbered syllab…
Ulysses
In Memoriun
In memorium
Enoch Arden
Striving no matter what end may be
Grief and doubt changed to restored faith
Tis better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at…
Lost at sea for 10 yrs.
Ulysses
Striving no matter what end may be
In Memoriun
Grief and doubt changed to restored faith
Hero/ Heroine
Heroic Couplet
Homily
Hubris
main character who has strength or moral character, a noble ca…
two successive lines of rhymed poetry in iambic pentameter
a long speech denouncing someone or something; a story or lect…
the pride or overconfidence which often leads a hero to overlo…
Hero/ Heroine
main character who has strength or moral character, a noble ca…
Heroic Couplet
two successive lines of rhymed poetry in iambic pentameter
Pragmatic
Pretentious
Querulous
Reclusive
(adj) concerned with practical matters... Synonym: realistic, lo…
(adj) making a claim to importance or distinction... Syn: showy,…
(adj) habitually complaining ... Syn: critical, fussy, negative…
(adj) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude... Syn: isolated,…
Pragmatic
(adj) concerned with practical matters... Synonym: realistic, lo…
Pretentious
(adj) making a claim to importance or distinction... Syn: showy,…
conflict man vs. man
conflict man vs. self
conflict man vs. nature
dynamic (round) character
A conflict between two humans
A conflict between man and himself (within himself)
A conflict between man and nature
A dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change
conflict man vs. man
A conflict between two humans
conflict man vs. self
A conflict between man and himself (within himself)
chide
sanctimonious
dichotomy
reticent
(v.) to scold
(adj.) hypocritically holy; making a pretense of religious fee…
(n.) division into two parts
(adj.) shy; unwilling to reveal information
chide
(v.) to scold
sanctimonious
(adj.) hypocritically holy; making a pretense of religious fee…
Anaphora
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
The same word repeated at the beginning of several lines.
A word at imitates or resembles the source of the sound it des…
The use of words beginning with the same letter or sound.
The repetition of specific vowel sounds.
Anaphora
The same word repeated at the beginning of several lines.
Onomatopoeia
A word at imitates or resembles the source of the sound it des…
First person narrative
Thesis Statement
Allusion
Irony
A narrative told by a character involved in the story, using f…
A statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or…
A writer's way of referring to something without say it. Ex. H…
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normall…
First person narrative
A narrative told by a character involved in the story, using f…
Thesis Statement
A statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or…
Noxious
Nuance
Oblivion
Obscure
harmful; poisonous; lethal... (adj.) harmful, unwholesome (Enviro…
a subtle expression of meaning or quality
(n.) forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an…
difficult to understand; partially hidden... Difficult to see, va…
Noxious
harmful; poisonous; lethal... (adj.) harmful, unwholesome (Enviro…
Nuance
a subtle expression of meaning or quality
tone
overstatement
hyperbole
understatement
the attitude of an author toward his or her subject
the exaggeration of details surrounding the events of a story
a type of obvious overstatement used by writers to make a point
the representation of something as less important than it trul…
tone
the attitude of an author toward his or her subject
overstatement
the exaggeration of details surrounding the events of a story
plot
subplot
plot twist
surprise ending
a series of events arranged to produce a definite sense of mov…
a secondary plot within a piece of literature that accompanies…
a plot development that violates the reader's expectations
a plot twist at the end of a story
plot
a series of events arranged to produce a definite sense of mov…
subplot
a secondary plot within a piece of literature that accompanies…
abrasive (adj)
begrudge (v)
diatribe (n)
frivolous (adj)
rough like sandpaper or causing friction or tension
to feel ill will or regard someone or something with displeasu…
a harsh verbal attack, sharp criticism or rant
of little value or importance
abrasive (adj)
rough like sandpaper or causing friction or tension
begrudge (v)
to feel ill will or regard someone or something with displeasu…
Adaptation
Alliteration
Allusion
Analogy
a changed version of a work, altered to suit a new medium
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words o…
a brief reference to a person, event, place, work of art, that…
a comparison made between two objects, situations, or ideas th…
Adaptation
a changed version of a work, altered to suit a new medium
Alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words o…
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Analysis
A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and act…
The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.
An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar p…
The process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and…
Allegory
A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and act…
Alliteration
The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.
characters
foil
conflict
internal conflict
the people involved in the action of a story
a character who is nearly the complete opposite of another cha…
the struggle between opposing forces usually characters that d…
a characters struggle with himself or his conscience
characters
the people involved in the action of a story
foil
a character who is nearly the complete opposite of another cha…
abhor
amend
buffet
chaos
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
to change in a formal way; to change for the better
to slap; to strike repeatedly; to force ones way with difficul…
disorder, great confusion
abhor
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
amend
to change in a formal way; to change for the better