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CSET Literature - 2
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1. The vantage point of a story in which the narrator can know - see - and report whatever he or she chooses. The narrator is free to describe the thoughts of any of the characters - to skip about in time or place - or to speak directly to the reader.
Examples of folk tales
Free Verse
Omniscient point of view
Biography
2. Encompasses works written in verse - perhaps with a meter and rhyme scheme - and uses written language in a pattern that is sung - chanted - or spoken to emphasize the relationships between words and ideas on the basis of sound as well as meaning. Th
Irony
Poetry
Animal folk tales
Legends
3. A figure of speech in which intent and actual meaning differ - characteristically praise for blame or blame for praise; a pattern of words that turns away from direct statement of its own obvious meaning. The term irony implies a discrepancy. In verb
Omniscient point of view
Personification
Irony
Satire
4. A statement that seems to be self - contradicting but - in fact - is true. (The figure in a Donne sonnet that concludes 'I shall never be chaste except you ravish me' is a good example of the device.)
Satire
Exposition
Paradox
Feminine ending
5. Can mean the mood or atmosphere of a work or a manner of speaking - but its most common use as a term of literary analysis is to denote the inferred attitude of an author - Author's attitude may be different from that of the speaker (usually the case
Analyzing Poetry
Symbol
Analyzing Poetry: What is the tone of the poem?
Iambic Pentameter
6. Deliberate exaggeration - overstatement. As a rule - hyperbole is self - conscious - w/o intention of being accepted literally. 'The strongest man in the world' and 'a diamond as big as the Ritz' are hyperbolic.
Denotation
Theme
Hyperbole
Foreshadowing
7. The mode of expression in a language; the characteristic manner of expression of an author. - Elements/techniques include diction - syntax - figurative language - imagery - selection of detail - sound effects - and tone.
Style
Literal Language
Structure
Analyzing Poetry: Is the meaning clear?
8. What is the dramatic situation? What is the structure of the poem? What is the theme of the poem? Is the meaning clear? What is the tone of the poem? What are the important images and figures of speech?
Analyzing Poetry
Thesis
Free Verse
3 major categories of poetry
9. A poem having 14 lines - usually in iambic pentameter - and a formal arrangement of rhymes.
Prose
Jargon
Sonnet
Climax
10. The main thought expressed by a work.
Euphemism
Iambic Pentameter
Tragedy
Theme
11. Type of folk tale - Abound in every culture - In most cases - the animal characters are clearly anthropomorphic and display human personalities
Thesis
Analyzing Poetry: What is the structure of the poem?
Tone
Animal folk tales
12. Understand the meaning of all the words in the poem - especially words you think you know but which don't seem to fit in the context of the poem. - Understand the grammar of the poem. - Beware of skewed word order (i.e. a direct object before the sub
Analyzing Poetry: Is the meaning clear?
Allusion
Imagery
3 major categories of poetry
13. Narrative - dramatic - lyric
3 major categories of poetry
Legends
Simile
Free Verse
14. The introduction of setting - main characters - and conflict.
Feminine ending
Exposition
Ballad
Autobiography
15. Normally the point of highest interest in a novel - short story - or play. As a technical term of dramatic composition - the climax is the place where the action reaches a turning point - where the rising action (the complication of the plot) ends -
Foreshadowing
Climax
Novel
Structure
16. A technique that uses clues to suggest events that have not yet occurred - Often used to create suspense and thus make a story more interesting
Omniscient point of view
Denotation
Analyzing Poetry: What are the important images and figures of speech?
Foreshadowing
17. A reference in a work of literature to something outside the work - especially to a well - known historical or literary event - person - or work. (In Hamlet - when Horatio says - 'ere the mightiest Julius fell -' the allusion is to the death of Juliu
Thesis
Allusion
Literal
Soliloquy
18. Be able to see the point of the poem - Define what the poem says and why. i.e. A love poem usually praises the loved one in the hope that the speaker's love will be returned.
Parody
Allegory
Analyzing Poetry: What is the theme of the poem?
Euphemism
19. The special language of a profession or group - The term usually has pejorative associations - with the implication that it is evasive - tedious - and unintelligible to outsiders.
Protagonist
Jargon
Parable
Symbol
20. A comparison of similar traits between dissimilar things in order to highlight a point of similarity. 'We scored a touchdown on the educational assistance plan.'
Analogy
Analyzing Poetry: Is the meaning clear?
Oxymoron
Flashback
21. The event or events that allow the protagonist to make his or her commitment to a course of action as the conflict intensifies; the complication of the plot.
Rising action
Euphemism
Convention
Fairy tales
22. The implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning (denotation).
Free Verse
Connotation
Imagery
Short Story
23. A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them. - Begins with a major premise ('All tragedies end unhappily') followed by a minor premise ('Hamlet is a tragedy') and a conclusion ('Therefore - Hamlet ends unh
Omniscient point of view
Myths
Syllogism
Diction
24. Type of folk tale - Presented as entirely fictional pieces - Often begin with a formulaic opening line - such as 'Once upon a time...' or 'In a certain country there once lived...' - Recurring plots: supernatural adventures and mishaps of youngest da
Setting
Fairy tales
Structure
Rising action
25. A technique in which the narrative moves to a time prior to that of the main story - Can make a story more interesting by giving it depth
Protagonist
Tragedy
Feminine ending
Flashback
26. Fairy tales - legends of all types - animal folk tales - fables - tall tales - and humorous anecdotes
Metaphor
Alliteration
Attitude
Examples of folk tales
27. A directly expressed comparison; a figure of speech comparing two objects usually with 'like -' 'as -' or 'than.' It is easier to recognize than a metaphor because the comparison is explicit. 'My love is like a fever.'
Alliteration
Rhetorical techniques
Foreshadowing
Simile
28. A figurative use of language that endows nonhumans (ideas - inanimate objects - animals - abstractions) with human characteristics. 'The angry sea crashed against the wall.'
Parable
Euphemism
Personification
Irony
29. An author's account of his or her own life.
Genre
Parable
Personification
Autobiography
30. The background to a story; the physical location of a story - play - or novel. - The setting of a narrative will normally involve both time and place.
Rhetorical techniques
Setting
3 major categories of poetry
Biography
31. An allegorical story designed to suggest a principle - illustrate a moral - or answer a question.
Metaphor
Parable
Literal Language
Analyzing Poetry: What is the tone of the poem?
32. Writing that uses figures of speech (as opposed to literal language or that which is actual or specifically denoted) - such as metaphors - similes - and irony. Figurative Language uses words to mean something other than their literal meaning. 'The bl
Figurative Language
Euphemism
Iambic Pentameter
Analyzing Poetry: Is the meaning clear?
33. A figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like as - like - or than. Ex: 'The black bat night.'
Strategy/Rhetorical strategy
Style
Metaphor
Structure
34. Type of folk tale - Narratives that often include creation stories and explain tribal beginnings - May incorporate supernatural beings or quasi - historical figures (e.g. King Arthur - Lady Godiva) - Told and retold as if they are based on facts; alw
Analyzing Poetry: What is the theme of the poem?
Jargon
Euphemism
Legends
35. Exposition - Rising action - Climax - Falling action - Denoument/resolution
Style
Denotation
Dramatic structure/elements of fiction
Analyzing Poetry: What is the dramatic situation?
36. A fictional narrative in prose of considerable length. Shorter works are called novellas - and even shorter ones are called short stories.
Novel
Personification
Paradox
Legends
37. A folk poem that tells a story - uses simple language - and originally was written to be sung.
Attitude
Foreshadowing
Structure
Ballad
38. The management of language for a specific effect - In a poem - the planned pacing of elements to acheive an effect. Example: the rhetorical strategy of most love poems is deployed to convince the loved one to return the speaker's love. By appealing t
Soliloquy
Satire
Strategy/Rhetorical strategy
Iambic Pentameter
39. Writing that uses figures of speech (as opposed to literal language or that which is actual or specifically denoted) - such as metaphors - similes - and irony. Uses words to mean something other than their literal meaning. 'The black bat night has fl
Falling action
Climax
Figurative Language
Autobiography
40. Sometimes Shakespeare added an extra unstressed beat at the end of a line to emphasize a character's sense of contemplation (___________) - To BE - / or NOT / to BE: / that IS / the QUES- / - tion
Style
Rhetorical question
Thesis
Feminine ending
41. The actual definition of the word. Not figurative; accurate to the letter; matter of fact or concrete.'Winter's end' is the end of winter.
Literal Language
Free Verse
Hyperbole
Strategy/Rhetorical strategy
42. Word choice; any word/detail that is important to the meaning and effect of the writing.
Thesis
Protagonist
Diction
Free Verse
43. WHO is the speaker? Or who are the speakers? Male or female? WHERE is s/he? - WHEN does this poem take place? - WHAT are the circumstances?
3 major categories of poetry
Literal
Feminine ending
Analyzing Poetry: What is the dramatic situation?
44. Think about: The parts/structural divisions of the poem and how they are related to each other - The punctuation - Repetitions (i.e. parallel syntax or the use of a simile in each sentence) - The logic of the poem. Does it ask questions and then answ
Analyzing Poetry: What is the structure of the poem?
Satire
Analyzing Poetry: What are the important images and figures of speech?
Folk tales
45. Condensed story ranging in length from 2000-10000 words - most often with a singular/limited purpose - Made up of elements such as plot - character - setting - point of view - and theme - Often based on common dramatic structure
Plot
Analyzing Poetry: What is the structure of the poem?
Analyzing Poetry: What is the tone of the poem?
Short Story
46. A story in which people - things - and events have another meaning. (Orwell's Animal Farm) - Explaining meaning other than the words that are spoken - Conveys meaning through use of symbolic figures - actions - and symbolic representation - Extended
Genre
Rhetorical question
Allegory
Plot
47. Usually concrete objects or images that represent abstract ideas; something that is simultaneously itself and a sign of something else. For example - winter - darkness - and cold are real things - but in literature they are also likely to be used as
Personification
Plot
Symbol
Connotation
48. A figure of speech in which intent and actual meaning differ - characteristically praise for blame and blame for praise; the use of words to suggest the opposite of their intended meaning. A pattern of words that turns away from direct statement of i
Figurative Language
Irony
Connotation
Novel
49. A figure of speech using indirection to avoid offensive bluntness - such as 'deceased' for dead or 'remains' for corpse.
Euphemism
novellas
Literal Language
Rhetorical techniques
50. The theme - meaning - or position that a writer undertakes to prove or support.
Allegory
Tone
Parable
Thesis