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*CR Lit terms 1-2
Literary terms from test #1 & #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of accented consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to each other, usually to create an effect, rhythm or emphasis |
| allusion | a reference in literature or in art to previous literature, history, mythology, pop culture/current events, or the Bible. |
| ambiguity | quality of being intentionally unclear |
| anachronism | an element in a story that is out of its time frame: sometimes used to create a humorous or jarring effect |
| analogy | clarifies or explains an unfamiliar concept or object, or one that cannot be put into words, by comparing it with one which is familiar |
| analysis | the process of examining the components of a literary work |
| anecdote | a short and often personal story used to emphasize a point, to develop a character or a theme, or to inject humor |
| antagonist | a character who functions as a resisting force to the goals of the protagonist. The antagonist is often a villain, but in a case where the protagonist is evil, the antagonist may be virtuous |
| aside | a short speech or remark made by an actor to the audience rather than to the other characters, who do not hear him or her |
| assonance | the repeated use of a vowel sound |
| attitude | the author's feelings toward the topic he or she is writing about |
| aubade | a poem or song about lovers who must leave one another in the early ours of the morning |
| ballad | a folk song poem passed down orally that tells a story which may be derived from an actual incident or from legend or folklore. |
| blank verse | unrhymed poetry of iambic pentameter |
| antecedent | the word or phrase to which a pronoun refers. |
| anticlimax | an often disappointing, sudden end to an intense situation |
| antithesis | a concept that is directly opposed to a previously presented idea |
| aphroism | a terse statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle |
| apotheosis | elevating someone to the level of a god |
| archetype | a character, situation, or symbol that is familiar to people from all cultures because it occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore |
| carpe diem | latin for "seize the day" |
| comic relief | humor that provides a release of tension and breaks up a more serious episode |
| conceit | a far-fetched comparison beween two seemingly unlike things; an extended metaphor that gains appeal from its unusual or extraordinary comparison |
| connotation | associations a word calls to mind. Meaning in addition to the dictionary definition |
| consonance | same consonant sound in words with different vowel sounds |
| conventional character | a character with traits that are expected to be traditional. |
| couplet | two successive rhyming lines of the same number of syllables, with matching cadence |
| apostrophe | a rhetorical figure of direct address to a person, object or abstract entity |
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englishlady
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