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CSET Literature - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.)
Point of view
Satire
Ballad
Paradox
2. A question asked for effect - not in expectation of a reply. No reply is expected because the question presupposes only one possible answer.
3 major categories of poetry
Rhetorical question
Metaphor
Omniscient point of view
3. 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.
Hyperbole
Short Story
Analogy
Syllogism
4. Look for: - Important literal sensory objects and images? - The similes and metaphors of the poem. In each - exactly what is being compared to what? - A pattern in the images - such as a series of comparisons - Also be able to discriminate between th
Short Story
Novel
Literal
Analyzing Poetry: What are the important images and figures of speech?
5. A fictional narrative in prose of considerable length - Styles include picaresque - epistolary - gothic - romantic - realist - and historical ren have mastered the mechanics of reading - between ages 9 and 12 - they are prepared to sustain the more d
Parable
Prose
Convention
Novel
6. 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
Syllogism
Allusion
Paradox
Attitude
7. 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
Biography
Thesis
Symbol
Oxymoron
8. 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
Free Verse
Rhetorical question
Figurative Language
Simile
9. 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.'
Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Analogy
Genre
10. 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: What is the tone of the poem?
3 major categories of poetry
Myths
Analyzing Poetry: What is the theme of the poem?
11. 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
Metaphor
Alliteration
Euphemism
12. The introduction of setting - main characters - and conflict.
Exposition
Analyzing Poetry: What is the structure of the poem?
Literal
Poetry
13. The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more words or syllables.
Alliteration
Examples of folk tales
Omniscient point of view
Figurative Language
14. 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?
Allegory
Rhetorical question
Flashback
Analyzing Poetry
15. Prose narratives that follow traditional storylines that arise from oral traditions in histories - As old as language - Adapt from culture to culture - Original author is never known - Arise through the process of recombining traditional elements (mo
Jargon
Folk tales
Theme
Short Story
16. 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
Exposition
Denouement/Resolution
Omniscient point of view
Legends
17. A composition that imitates the style of another composition - normally for comic effect.
Parody
Climax
Metaphor
Strategy/Rhetorical strategy
18. Writing that seeks to arouse a reader's disapproval of an object by ridicule.- Usually comedy that exposes errors with an eye to correcting vice and folly.- Social criticism using wit. (Examples can be found in the novels of Charles Dickens - Mark Tw
Sonnet
Analyzing Poetry: What is the theme of the poem?
Satire
Climax
19. A device of style or subject matter so often used that it becomes a recognized means of expression.(A lover observing the literary love conventions cannot eat or sleep and grows pale and lean.)
Free Verse
Rhetorical techniques
Poetry
Convention
20. 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
Poetry
Analyzing Poetry: Is the meaning clear?
Novel
Animal folk tales
21. 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.
Metaphor
Myths
Narrative techniques
Jargon
22. Deliberate exaggeration for effect; overstatement.Self - conscious - without the intention of being accepted literally.'The whole world's problems are on my shoulders.'
Thesis
Autobiography
Hyperbole
Examples of folk tales
23. The interrelated actions of a play or a novel that move to a climax and a final resolution.
Legends
Omniscient point of view
Protagonist
Plot
24. The dictionary meaning of a word - as opposed to connotation.
Fairy tales
Denotation
Exposition
Soliloquy
25. 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
Euphemism
Allegory
Short Story
Irony
26. The point when the conflict is resolved - remaining loose ends are tied up - and a moral is intimated or stated directly.
Denouement/Resolution
Iambic Pentameter
Hyperbole
Alliteration
27. 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
Genre
Irony
Structure
Allusion
28. Exposition - Rising action - Climax - Falling action - Denoument/resolution
Analyzing Poetry: What is the structure of the poem?
Short Story
Dramatic structure/elements of fiction
Autobiography
29. 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
Feminine ending
Foreshadowing
Literal Language
Syllogism
30. Poetry that is not rhymed and does not have a regular metrical pattern but is still more rhythmic than most prose.
Feminine ending
Parody
Personification
Free Verse
31. The arrangement of materials within a work; the relationship of the parts of a work to the whole; the logical divisions of a work. - The most common principles are series (A - B - C - D - E) - contrast (A vs. B - C vs. D - E vs. A) and repetition (AA
Figurative Language
Flashback
Structure
Examples of folk tales
32. The events that follow from the protagonist's action in the climax.
Theme
Falling action
Iambic Pentameter
Oxymoron
33. 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?
Analyzing Poetry: What is the dramatic situation?
Analogy
Hyperbole
Denouement/Resolution
34. Not figurative; accurate to the letter; matter of fact or concrete.
Style
Literal
Structure
Oxymoron
35. 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
Rising action
Poetry
Syllogism
Short Story
36. 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
Point of view
Examples of folk tales
Figurative Language
Analogy
37. 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
Personification
Irony
Symbol
Style
38. Word choice; any word/detail that is important to the meaning and effect of the writing.
Diction
Convention
Point of view
Irony
39. A folk poem that tells a story - uses simple language - and originally was written to be sung.
Rhetorical question
Parody
Ballad
Foreshadowing
40. Shorter novels are called ___________
Thesis
novellas
Feminine ending
Irony
41. 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 -
Poetry
Climax
Sonnet
Irony
42. Narrative - dramatic - lyric
Biography
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
3 major categories of poetry
43. The implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning (denotation).
Feminine ending
Iambic Pentameter
Free Verse
Connotation
44. Type of folk tale - Abound in every culture - In most cases - the animal characters are clearly anthropomorphic and display human personalities
Animal folk tales
Prose
Personification
Thesis
45. 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
Tragedy
Protagonist
Analyzing Poetry: What is the structure of the poem?
Examples of folk tales
46. The images - sensory details - and figurative language of a literary work; words or phrases that appeal to the senses. The visual - auditory - or tactile images evoked by the words of a literary work and the images that figurative language evokes.'Th
Imagery
Lyrical
Hyperbole
Convention
47. 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.
Short Story
Setting
Metaphor
Analyzing Poetry: What is the theme of the poem?
48. 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
Strategy/Rhetorical strategy
Analyzing Poetry: What is the tone of the poem?
Figurative Language
Irony
49. An author's account of his or her own life.
Autobiography
Foreshadowing
Tone
Plot
50. A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. A figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term 'as -' 'like -' or 'than.' - 'The black bat night' rather than
Personification
Poetry
Hyperbole
Metaphor