EXAM 1 Flashcards
What is analysis?
Analysis involves identifying and thinking about what’s going on in a piece of literature
What are three things an interpretation is NOT?
1) One word (Theme)
2) A definition
3) About the story or characters specifically
What is an interpretation?
A translation of the story’s larger message
What is symbolism?
When a writer uses one thing to represent another thing
What is personification?
Non-human things are described as having human characteristics or qualities or abilities.
What is a synecdoche?
When a part is used to stand in for the whole.
What is a Metonymy
Kind of like synecdoche, except instead of part substituting for the whole, we use something closely related to the thing we’re referring to as a substitute for it.
What is an Oxymoron
Oxymoron pairs two contradictory words in order to communicate something the nuance or complexity of which goes beyond the literal capacities of language as we normally use it.
What is a Hyperbole
An exaggeration
What is a Metaphor
Comparison of two things without “like” or “as”
What is a Simile
Comparison of two things with “like” or “as”
What is an Indirect metaphor
Metaphors that do not explicitly say that one thing is another, but they hint at the comparison in an indirect way
What is an Extended metaphor
A metaphor that goes on for several sentences
What is the Tenor
The thing in a metaphor being described
What is the Vehicle?
The comparison to the described thing in a metaphor
