(ENG4U1AP) Literary and Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

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What is the difference between literary and rhetorical devices?

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Literary devices are in written form
Rhetorical devices are in spoken form

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Define:
Allusion

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A reference to well-known event, person or thing (E.x. literature, history, Greek mythology, Bible)

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What is the difference between an allusion and an example?

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Allusions are not explained
Examples are explained references

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Define:
Symbol

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An object that represents something other than what it is
Can be shared by all members of a culture or be personal in nature

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Define:
Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration

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What is a hyperbole used for?

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For emphasis of a fact or for comedy

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Define:
Understatement

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Makes something sound smaller/less important than it really is

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What is an understatement used for?

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Can be used to entertain or reduce the importance of something

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Define:
Simile

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A comparison between two things using “like” or “as”

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Define:
Metaphor

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A comparison between two things without using “like” or “as”

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Metaphors and similes are __________ comparisons, not _______

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Figurative
Literal

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Define:
Personification

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Giving human traits to an inanimate object/non-human entity

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Define:
Imagery

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Language that connects to the senses, creating vivid impressions

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What is used in imagery?

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Concrete details, adjectives and figures of speech

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Define:
Analogy

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Extended comparison of 2 things on multiple levels or points for the purposes of explanation

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What is the difference between an allusion and an analogy?

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An analogy can be explained unlike an allusion

17
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Define:
Euphemism

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Substitution of a less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one

18
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Define:
Paradox

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A statement that contradicts itself

19
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Define:
Rhetorical Question

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A question whose answer is already known or implied

20
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Define:
Parallel Structure (Parallelism)

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Recurrent syntactical similarity used to connect or stress ideas
Repitition of structure or syntax

21
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What does syntax mean?

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The order of words

22
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Define:
Short Sentence

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Grammatically correct but short sentence

23
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What does a sentence need?

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A noun and a verb

24
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What is a short sentence often used for?

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Often for emphasis

25
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Define:
Sentence Fragments

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Incomplete sentences

26
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What are sentence fragments often used for?

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Often to place emphasis

27
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Define:
Climactic Word Order

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Presents several facts in order from least important to most important

28
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Define:
Allegory

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A narrative in which characters and sometimes the setting represent general concepts and ideas

29
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True or False:
Allegories are commonly used in essays

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False, allegories are not common in essays

30
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Define:
Alliteration

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The repetition of initial sounds (e.x. consonance)

31
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What is alliteration used for? Where is it the most common?

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The repeated consonance is used to draw attention
More commonly used in poetry

32
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How many types of basic irony are there? What are they?

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3
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony

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Define:
Irony (as a whole)

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A statement or situation that means the opposite of what it appears to mean

34
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Define:
Verbal Irony

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Saying the opposite of what one means (e.x. sarcasm)

35
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Define:
Dramatic Irony

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When the audience knows something a character is ignorant of

36
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Is dramatic irony common in essays?

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No, dramatic irony is not common in essays

37
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Define:
Situational Irony

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Occurs when a twist of fate reverses an expected outcome

38
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What forms of irony are possible in essays?

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Verbal Irony
Situational Irony

39
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Define:
Onomatopoeia

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Words that sound like the sound that they represent