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What is an allegory?
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Example: ‘Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey.’
Define allusion.
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Example: ‘an allusion to Shakespeare.’
What is an analogy?
A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Example: ‘an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies.’
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Connotation is the idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning, while denotation is the literal or primary meaning of a word.
Example: ‘the word “discipline” has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression.’
Define diction.
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Example: ‘Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction.’
What is an epigraph? Epigram? Epitaph?
A brief quotation set at the beginning of a text to suggest its theme.
An epigram is a brief, witty statement in prose or verse–similar to an aphorism. An epitaph is a brief inscription in prose or verse is a short statement about a deceased person, often carved on his/her tombstone
Example: ‘You are all a lost generation.’ - Ernest Hemingway.
What are enjambed lines?
Lines that lack punctuation at their line break, leading the reader smoothly to the next line of the poem.
Define hyperbole.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is imagery?
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work, including:
* Auditory
* Gustatory
* Olfactory
* Tactile
* Visual
What is irony?
The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, often for humorous or emphatic effect.
Define juxtaposition.
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
What is a metaphor?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
An implied metaphor is a type of metaphor that creates vivid imagery and adds another layer of meaning. An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry. No like or as.
Types include:
* Implied
* Extended
What is a motif?
An object, image, sound, or phrase that is repeated throughout a story to point toward the story’s larger theme.
Define oxymoron.
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
Example: ‘faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.’
What is onomatopoeia?
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle).
What is parody?
An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
Define pastiche.
An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.
What is personification?
The attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman.
What is a pun?
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
Define simile.
A comparison using like or as.
What is syntax?
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
What is stream of consciousness?
A narrative mode that attempts to depict the thoughts and feelings passing through the mind of a narrator.
What is tone?
The author’s attitude toward a subject.
Define alliteration.
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
