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CSET Literature - 2

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1. An accurate history of a single person.






2. 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






3. 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.






4. 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






5. 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.






6. 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?






7. 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.






8. Evoke events of a time long past - Generally concern the adventures and misadventures of gods - giants - heroes - nymphs - satyrs - and larger - than - life villains - all entities that reside outside of ordinary human existence yet are entwined in o






9. An author's account of his or her own life.






10. A figurative use of language that endows nonhumans (ideas - inanimate objects - animals - abstractions) with human characteristics. 'The angry sea crashed against the wall.'






11. Shorter novels are called ___________






12. 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.'






13. The ordinary form of spoken or written language - without metrical structure - as distinguished from poetry or verse






14. Hero/heroine - One of the main characters of a literary work - Usually in conflict with the antagonist (villain)






15. 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.'






16. 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.)






17. 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






18. The implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning (denotation).






19. The dictionary meaning of a word - as opposed to connotation.






20. 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






21. 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






22. A figure of speech using indirection to avoid offensive bluntness - such as 'deceased' for dead or 'remains' for corpse.






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






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






25. 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.)






26. Poetry that is not rhymed and does not have a regular metrical pattern but is still more rhythmic than most prose.






27. The point when the conflict is resolved - remaining loose ends are tied up - and a moral is intimated or stated directly.






28. 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.'






29. 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






30. The theme - meaning - or position that a writer undertakes to prove or support.






31. 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






32. A play with a serious content and an unhappy ending. (Shakespeare's Hamlet - Miller's Death of a Salesman.)






33. Deliberate exaggeration for effect; overstatement.Self - conscious - without the intention of being accepted literally.'The whole world's problems are on my shoulders.'






34. 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






35. 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.






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






39. Fairy tales - legends of all types - animal folk tales - fables - tall tales - and humorous anecdotes






40. A fictional narrative in prose of considerable length. Shorter works are called novellas - and even shorter ones are called short stories.






41. 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






42. 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?






43. 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






44. A composition that imitates the style of another composition - normally for comic effect.






45. 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.






46. A folk poem that tells a story - uses simple language - and originally was written to be sung.






47. 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






48. The images of a literary work; the sensory details of a work; the figurative language of a work. Imagery has several definitions - but the two that are paramount are the visual - auditory - or tactile images evoked by the words of a literary work and






49. 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






50. A speaker's authors - or character's disposition toward or opinion of a subject. (Hamlet's attitude toward Gertrude is a mixture of affection and revulsion - changing from one to the other within a single scene.)