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CSET Literature - 2
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1. 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
Hyperbole
Personification
Examples of folk tales
Satire
2. The manner in which an author expresses his or her attitude; the intonation of the voice that expresses meaning. - Described by adjectives - May change from chapter to chapter or even line to line - May be the result of allusion - diction - figurativ
Theme
Tone
Irony
Figurative Language
3. Type of folk tale - Abound in every culture - In most cases - the animal characters are clearly anthropomorphic and display human personalities
Examples of folk tales
Symbol
Animal folk tales
Analyzing Poetry: What is the tone of the poem?
4. 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
Free Verse
Analyzing Poetry: What are the important images and figures of speech?
Fairy tales
Syllogism
5. A figure of speech using indirection to avoid offensive bluntness - such as 'deceased' for dead or 'remains' for corpse.
Iambic Pentameter
Analyzing Poetry: What is the dramatic situation?
Novel
Euphemism
6. A question asked for effect - not in expectation of a reply. No reply is expected because the question presupposes only one possible answer.
Rhetorical question
Syllogism
Allusion
Analyzing Poetry: What is the theme of the poem?
7. The theme - meaning - or position that a writer undertakes to prove or support.
Lyrical
Narrative techniques
Thesis
Analyzing Poetry
8. A fictional narrative in prose of considerable length. Shorter works are called novellas - and even shorter ones are called short stories.
Metaphor
Novel
Dramatic structure/elements of fiction
Thesis
9. 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
Metaphor
Strategy/Rhetorical strategy
Literal
Euphemism
10. 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?
Parable
Connotation
Personification
11. A poem having 14 lines - usually in iambic pentameter - and a formal arrangement of rhymes.
Omniscient point of view
Legends
Sonnet
Climax
12. A folk poem that tells a story - uses simple language - and originally was written to be sung.
Climax
Connotation
Animal folk tales
Ballad
13. An author's account of his or her own life.
Autobiography
Analyzing Poetry
Irony
Poetry
14. The point when the conflict is resolved - remaining loose ends are tied up - and a moral is intimated or stated directly.
Satire
Irony
Denouement/Resolution
Euphemism
15. 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
Foreshadowing
Analogy
Rhetorical techniques
Analyzing Poetry: What is the structure of the poem?
16. Narrative - dramatic - lyric
Climax
Diction
Hyperbole
3 major categories of poetry
17. 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
Myths
Analyzing Poetry: What is the tone of the poem?
Novel
Euphemism
18. 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
Feminine ending
Analyzing Poetry
Allegory
19. The ordinary form of spoken or written language - without metrical structure - as distinguished from poetry or verse
Rhetorical question
Analyzing Poetry: Is the meaning clear?
Exposition
Prose
20. 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
Iambic Pentameter
Parable
Satire
21. Exposition - Rising action - Climax - Falling action - Denoument/resolution
Autobiography
Imagery
Animal folk tales
Dramatic structure/elements of fiction
22. The events that follow from the protagonist's action in the climax.
Falling action
Figurative Language
Protagonist
Connotation
23. 10 syllables in each line -5 pairs of alternating unstressed and stressed syllables - The rhythm in each line sounds like: ba - BUM / ba - BUM / ba - BUM / ba - BUM / ba - BUM - Used (though not invented) by Shakespeare
Diction
Figurative Language
Prose
Iambic Pentameter
24. A combination of opposites; the union of contradictory terms. (Romeo's line 'feather of lead - bright smoke - cold fire - sick health' contains four examples of the device.)
Personification
Oxymoron
Diction
Flashback
25. Word choice; any word/detail that is important to the meaning and effect of the writing.
Analyzing Poetry: What is the dramatic situation?
Soliloquy
Strategy/Rhetorical strategy
Diction
26. A composition that imitates the style of another composition - normally for comic effect.
Analyzing Poetry
Irony
Omniscient point of view
Parody
27. 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
Structure
Literal
Hyperbole
Protagonist
28. The introduction of setting - main characters - and conflict.
Protagonist
Alliteration
Exposition
Analyzing Poetry: What is the tone of the poem?
29. 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.
Climax
Omniscient point of view
Figurative Language
Satire
30. An allegorical story designed to suggest a principle - illustrate a moral - or answer a question.
Parable
Oxymoron
Syllogism
Metaphor
31. 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
Lyrical
Short Story
Analyzing Poetry: Is the meaning clear?
32. 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
Style
Personification
Irony
Legends
33. The point of highest interest in a novel - short story - or play in terms of the conflict - the point with the most action - or the turning point for the protagonist.
Jargon
Climax
Poetry
Hyperbole
34. 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.
Soliloquy
Irony
Lyrical
Analyzing Poetry: What is the theme of the poem?
35. 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.'
Lyrical
Climax
Parody
Analogy
36. The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more words or syllables.
Alliteration
Examples of folk tales
Rising action
Allegory
37. The methods involved in telling a story; the procedures used by a writer of stories or accounts - A general term that asks you to discuss the procedures used in the telling of a story. - Examples of techniques used are point of view - manipulation of
Syllogism
Denouement/Resolution
Narrative techniques
Attitude
38. 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
Dramatic structure/elements of fiction
Fairy tales
Myths
Autobiography
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. Figurative Language uses words to mean something other than their literal meaning. 'The bl
Ballad
Figurative Language
Simile
Literal
40. The devices used in effective or persuasive language - Most common examples include contrast - repetitions - paradox - understatement - sarcasm - and rhetorical question.
Euphemism
Irony
Alliteration
Rhetorical techniques
41. 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
Syllogism
Animal folk tales
Parody
Analyzing Poetry: What is the tone of the poem?
42. Fairy tales - legends of all types - animal folk tales - fables - tall tales - and humorous anecdotes
Examples of folk tales
Denotation
Parody
Tone
43. 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
Novel
Analyzing Poetry: Is the meaning clear?
Euphemism
Allusion
44. 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
Irony
Analyzing Poetry: What are the important images and figures of speech?
Ballad
Soliloquy
45. 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.'
Analyzing Poetry: What are the important images and figures of speech?
Syllogism
Simile
Metaphor
46. 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
Prose
Figurative Language
Omniscient point of view
Analyzing Poetry: Is the meaning clear?
47. 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 -
Analyzing Poetry: What is the structure of the poem?
Lyrical
Climax
Theme
48. A speech in which a character who is alone speaks his or her thoughts aloud (Hamlet's 'To be - or not to be' and 'O! What a rogue and peasant slave am I') - A monologue also has a single speaker - but the monologuist speaks to others who do not inter
Legends
Irony
Soliloquy
Protagonist
49. Poetry that is not rhymed and does not have a regular metrical pattern but is still more rhythmic than most prose.
Free Verse
Dramatic structure/elements of fiction
Analyzing Poetry: What is the dramatic situation?
Strategy/Rhetorical strategy
50. 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
Tragedy
Foreshadowing
Dramatic structure/elements of fiction
Animal folk tales