Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

English > English > Flashcards

English Flashcards

1
Q

allegory

A

literary work with two or more levels of meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

allusion

A

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

archetype

A

a descriptive detail, plot pattern, character type, or theme that reoccurs in many cultures

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

a descriptive detail, plot pattern, character type, or theme that reoccurs in many cultures

A

archetype

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

A

allusion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

literary work with two or more levels of meaning

A

allegory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

connotation

A

association that a word calls to mind in addition to dictionary meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

association that a word calls to mind in addition to dictionary meaning

A

connotation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

denotation

A

a word that is its exact specific meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

a word that is its exact specific meaning

A

denotation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

diction

A

independent of association or word choice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

independent of association or word choice

A

diction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

figure of speech

A

not meant to be interpreted literally

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

not meant to be interpreted literally

A

figure of speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

flashback

A

interrupts text to relate back to previous events

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

interrupts text to relate back to previous events

A

flashback

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

foreshadowing

A

use of clues to suggest events that have yet to come

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

use of clues to suggest events that have yet to come

A

foreshadowing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

hyperbole

A

deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

20
Q

deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

A

hyperbole

21
Q

imagery

A

descriptive language to re-create sensory experiences

22
Q

descriptive language to re-create sensory experiences

A

imagery

23
Q

irony

A

technique involving surprise, or amusing contradictions

types of irony

  • dramatic (when the readers know something that the characters don’t)
  • verbal (sarcasm)
  • situation (when an event/ what’s happening is contradicting in an amusing way)
24
Q

technique involving surprise, or amusing contradictions

types of irony

  • dramatic (when the readers know something that the characters don’t)
  • verbal (sarcasm)
  • situation (when an event/ what’s happening is contradicting in an amusing way)
A

irony

25
Q

juxtaposition

A

situate side by side or next to each other

26
Q

situate side by side or next to each other

A

juxtaposition

27
Q

mood

A

atmosphere

28
Q

atmosphere

A

mood

29
Q

metaphor

A

the comparison of two unalike things not using “like’ or “as”

30
Q

the comparison of two unalike things not using “like’ or “as”

A

metaphor

31
Q

paradox

A

statement that seems contradictory but actually presents the truth

32
Q

statement that seems contradictory but actually presents the truth

A

paradox

33
Q

motif

A

recurrent thematic element

34
Q

recurrent thematic element

A

motif

35
Q

personification

A

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

36
Q

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

A

personification

37
Q

point of view

A

perspective from which the story is told

38
Q

perspective from which the story is told

A

point of view

39
Q

simile

A

comparison using “like” or “as”

40
Q

comparison using “like” or “as”

A

simile

41
Q

sound devices (alliteration, consonance, assonance)

A

alliteration- repetition of an initial consonant
consonance- repetition of vowel sounds
assonance- identity of consonant sounds

42
Q

alliteration- repetition of an initial consonant
consonance- repetition of vowel sounds
assonance- identity of consonant sounds

A

sound devices (alliteration, consonance, assonance)

43
Q

symbol

A

anything that represents anything else

44
Q

theme

A

central purpose in a literary work

45
Q

tone

A

authors’ attitude towards a subject

46
Q

rhetorical question

A

a question asked in a literary work that is not meant to be answered by the readers or the audience

English (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions