Study sets matching "literature 10"
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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…
Sophistry
Patriarch
Accord
Dichotomy
a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
the male head of a family or tribe
Sameness of opinion; agreement
Two opposite parts of one whole
Sophistry
a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
Patriarch
the male head of a family or tribe
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
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
Florid
Bizarre
Chronicle
Embellish
flushed with red or pink; rosy, ruddy; highly decorated; gaudy…
odd, strange, out of the ordinary; marked by extremes; hard to…
a record in, or to make in the form of the chronicle
to add details; to decorate or adorn
Florid
flushed with red or pink; rosy, ruddy; highly decorated; gaudy…
Bizarre
odd, strange, out of the ordinary; marked by extremes; hard to…
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…
Florid
Bizarre
Chronicle
Embellish
flushed with red or pink; rosy, ruddy; highly decorated; gaudy…
odd, strange, out of the ordinary; marked by extremes; hard to…
a record in, or to make in the form of the chronicle
to add details; to decorate or adorn
Florid
flushed with red or pink; rosy, ruddy; highly decorated; gaudy…
Bizarre
odd, strange, out of the ordinary; marked by extremes; hard to…
Continuity
Irrevocable
Exhilaration
Sedately
a flow, series, or succession which is unbroken
incapable of being recalled or undone;unalterable
a feeling of good spirits and gladness or stimulation
serene, restful, quiet; without emotion
Continuity
a flow, series, or succession which is unbroken
Irrevocable
incapable of being recalled or undone;unalterable
Ambulatory
Brazen
Churlish
Diffident
of, relating to, or capable of walking (adj)
shameless or impudent (adj)
difficult to work or deal with, as soil (adj)
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; ti…
Ambulatory
of, relating to, or capable of walking (adj)
Brazen
shameless or impudent (adj)
Allusion
Personification
Direct characterisation
Indirect characterisation
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human…
Reveals the personality of the character by telling you exactl…
The process by which the personality of a fictitious character…
Allusion
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human…
3 main types of conflict
protagonist
antagonist
suspense
man vs. man... man vs. self... man vs. greater force
central (main) character... hero
protagonist's opposition (enemy)... villain
anxiety from author withholding plot events in the story
3 main types of conflict
man vs. man... man vs. self... man vs. greater force
protagonist
central (main) character... hero
University of Connecticut in Storrs
Bard College, New York
Umuofia Progressive Union (UPU)
Brown University, Rhode Island
In 1975, Achebe was appointed University Professor of English…
In 1990, Achebe was appointed as Charles P. Stevenson Professo…
Sent Obi Okonkwo to study in England on a scholarship in No Lo…
In 2009, Achebe was appointed David and Marianna Fisher Univer…
University of Connecticut in Storrs
In 1975, Achebe was appointed University Professor of English…
Bard College, New York
In 1990, Achebe was appointed as Charles P. Stevenson Professo…
point of view
persona
omniscient viewpoint
limited-omniscient viewpoint
the perspective or angle from which a story is told
the person created by the author to tell the story, affecting…
the viewpoint taken by an author who tells his story in third…
viewpoint of a narrative in which the author tells the story i…
point of view
the perspective or angle from which a story is told
persona
the person created by the author to tell the story, affecting…
theme
universal theme
authorial intent
moral
a recurring or emerging idea in a work of literature
an idea about life that is found throughout world literature b…
the reason that an author composed his or her work
a simple statement that sums up a truth about life
theme
a recurring or emerging idea in a work of literature
universal theme
an idea about life that is found throughout world literature b…