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2nd Qtr Lit. Terms
2nd quarter literary terms test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ad hominem | argument that attacks the person rather than their position |
| syllogism | ex. "all birds have feather, penguins are birds, therefore penguins have feathers" |
| iambic couplet | poetry written in iambic pentameter with consecutive rhyming lines |
| onomatopoeia | ex. buzz, clang, snap |
| persona | latin for "mask", speaker or narrator in story or poem. |
| poetic conceit | metaphor that makes a comparison between 2 very diff. things |
| soliloquy | a monologue in which a character speaks their thoughts. |
| farce | a type of comedy based on far fetched humorous situation |
| lampoon | a crude, coarse, often bitter satire ridiculing appearance or character |
| mock epic | form of satire where epicness is applied to something trivial |
| invective | speech or writing that abuses someone; heavy use of negative language |
| parallelism | phrases, clauses, or sentences that are similar of complimentary in structure or meaning |
| plain and ornate style | plain: simple and clear ornate: highly elaborate |
| tone | attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject |
| obsequious | exhibiting over attentiveness; obsessed |
| pathos | a work that arouses pity, sorrow, or compassion |
| rhetorical question | a question that does not need an answer |
| sanguine | tone or mood of cheerful optimism; ruddy complexion and courageous, optimistic, and romantic temperament |
| foil | character that sets off another character through contrast |
| juxtaposition | placing 2 or more things together to suggest a link or emphasize contrasts. |
| stream of consciousness | tries to imitate human train of thought |
| hyperbole | uses exaggeration of special fx |
| litotes | understatement used to create emphasis |
| metonymy | something closely associated stands for the thing its self "white house has no comments" |
| oxymoron | combine opposite or contradictory ideas or terms "wise fool" "jumbo shrimp" |
| paradox | statement that seem contradictory but holds truth |
| synecdoche | part of a thing is used for the whole "head count" |
| classicism | reflects principles of ancient greek and rome; emphasizes traditional and universal, placing value of reason, clarity, balance, and order; ration over irrational |
| romanticism | revolt against classicism; emotion, intuition, and imagination over reason and logic; irrational over rational |
| transcendentalism | basic truths can be reached though intuition rather than reason, allows us to transcend the material world and know our souls and relation to spiritual world |
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blacall13
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