Analyse Litteraire

Question 1

Iambic rhythm

Answer 1

Unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable

Question 2

Iambic pentameter

Answer 2

5 iambic feet

Question 3

Trochaic rhythm

Answer 3

Stressed followed by unstressed

Question 4

Iambic tetrameters

Answer 4

4 iambic feet

Question 5

Dactylic rhythm

Answer 5

Stressed followed by 2 unstressed

Question 6

Anapest

Answer 6

2 unstressed followed a stressed

Question 7

What is a rhyme

Answer 7

A phonetic parallel or echo between two syllables

Question 8

Allitération

Answer 8

The initial consonant of two or more word are the same

Question 9

Consonance

Answer 9

The final consonant of two or more word are the same

Question 10

Assonance

Answer 10

The vowel sounds in two or more are identical

Question 11

Blank verse

Answer 11

Does not resort to rhymes of any kind

Question 12

Couplet rhymes

Answer 12

Aa, bb, cc

Question 13

Alternate rhymes

Answer 13

Abab, cdcd

Question 14

Enclosing rhymes

Answer 14

ABBA cddc

Question 15

Terza rima

Answer 15

Aba, bcb, cdc

Question 16

Dénotation

Answer 16

The literal meaning of a word which does not take into account its emotional or cultural associations

Question 17

Connotation

Answer 17

The subjective, emotional, or cultural implication a word may have in a given context

Question 18

Polysemous word

Answer 18

Words with more than one meaning

Question 19

Pun

Answer 19

A figure of speech relying on the similarity of sound. Wordplay often relies on homonyms or polysemous words

Question 20

Anagram

Answer 20

Word that is created by rearranging the letters of another word anagrams often conceal meanings or proper names

Question 21

Palindrome

Answer 21

A form of anagram in which a word or a whole sentence can be read forward or backwards while retaining its meaning

Question 22

Archaism

Answer 22

Obsolete words which some writer use intentionally in order to create an atmosphere of the past

Question 23

Neologism

Answer 23

Newly created word

Question 24

Anaphora

Answer 24

the repetition of the same word or expression at the beginning of several lines

Question 25

Epiphora

Answer 25

The repetition of the same word at the end of several line

Question 26

Anadiplosis

Answer 26

The word or expression concluding one clause begins the next

Question 27

Chiasmus

Answer 27

The words are set in a mirroring inverted patterns

Question 28

Antimetabole

Answer 28

Form of chiasmus in which words are repeated in inverse grammatical order

Question 29

Zeugma

Answer 29

Two nouns are governed by the same verb though the have different meanings and should logically be used in distinct clauses

Question 30

Antithesis

Answer 30

A general word referring to contrast in words clauses or ideas which are balanced against each other in parallel structure

Question 31

Paradox

Answer 31

A statement which appears contradictory or absurd yet contains an underlying truth

Question 32

Oxymorons

Answer 32

The juxtaposition of two contradictory terms

Question 33

Stichomythia

Answer 33

A sharp dialogue between two characters whose answers display both parallelism and opposition.

Question 34

Ellipsis

Answer 34

The omission of one or more words un a sentence

Question 35

Slang

Answer 35

Very informal language which is therefore spoken and understood by a limited number of people

Question 36

Jargon

Answer 36

Like slang it is used by a restricted social group. But it mainly refers to the technical vocabulary used in certain professions

Question 37

Symbol

Answer 37

Combines literary sens av abstract or suggestive meaning

Question 38

Simile or analogy

Answer 38

Direct express comparison between two objects. It is therefore introduced by like or as

Question 39

Metaphor

Answer 39

Implied analogy between two objects, doesn’t state any explicit comparison

Question 40

Allegory

Answer 40

Specific form of extended métaphor in which the characters and actions of a text have further meanings outside the text

Question 41

Metonymy

Answer 41

Use instead of a word a term closely associated to it

Question 42

Synecdoche

Answer 42

Type of metonymy in which a part stands for the whole