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Analyzing Lit Part 3
Study cards for analyzing lit clep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metaphor | A direct relationship where one thing or idea substitutes for another. |
| Mood | The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting. |
| Motif | A recurring important idea or image. |
| Onomatopoeia | Where sounds are spelled out as words; or, when words describing sounds actually sound like the sounds they describe |
| Oxymoron | A contradiction in terms. |
| Paradox | Where a situation is created which cannot possibly exist, because different elements of it cancel each other out. |
| Parallelism | Use of similar or identical language, structures, events or ideas in different parts of a text. |
| Personification | Where inanimate objects or abstract concepts are seemingly endowed with human self-awareness; where human thoughts, actions, or Where an abstract concept, such as a particular human behavior or a force of nature, is represented as a person. |
| Plot | Sequence of events in a story |
| Point-of-view | The identity of the narrative voice; the person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story |
| Protagonist | The main character in a story, the one with whom the reader is meant to identify. |
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