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CSET Literature - 2

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1. 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.)






2. Not figurative; accurate to the letter; matter of fact or concrete.






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. A poem having 14 lines - usually in iambic pentameter - and a formal arrangement of rhymes.






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






11. A question asked for effect - not in expectation of a reply. No reply is expected because the question presupposes only one possible answer.






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






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more words or syllables.






21. 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.'






22. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity - and imagination.






23. 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






24. A literary form - such as an essay - novel - of poem - Within genres like the poem - there are also more specific genres based upon content (love poem - nature poem) or form (sonnet - ode).






25. 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






26. The main thought expressed by a work.






27. The devices used in effective or persuasive language - Most common examples include contrast - repetitions - paradox - understatement - sarcasm - and rhetorical question.






28. 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.'






29. 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






30. Word choice; any word/detail that is important to the meaning and effect of the writing.






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






32. Exposition - Rising action - Climax - Falling action - Denoument/resolution






33. 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






34. 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?






35. 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.






36. Shorter novels are called ___________






37. Narrative - dramatic - lyric






38. 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.)






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






40. 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.'






41. The interrelated actions of a play or a novel that move to a climax and a final resolution.






42. The events that follow from the protagonist's action in the climax.






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. The introduction of setting - main characters - and conflict.






48. 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






49. 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






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