Lit metalanguage

Question 1

Compound Sentence

Answer 1

Has two or more independent clauses linked by conjunctions

Question 2

Complex Sentence

Answer 2

Main clause with one or more dependent clauses

Question 3

Compound-Complex Sentence

Answer 3

Combines multiple sentence structures

Question 4

Context

Answer 4

Setting forming the background for understanding

Question 5

Feminist Criticism

Answer 5

Concerned with the relationship between literary texts and the place of women in society.

Question 6

Foreshadowing

Answer 6

Hints of future events in a text (Proposed under chestnut tree which then gets split by lighting)

Question 7

Genre

Answer 7

Category of texts sharing common conventions

Question 8

Personification

Answer 8

Attributing Human Traits to Non-Human Things (The guitar wept)

Question 9

Postcolonialism

Answer 9

Study of Events Post-Colonial Occupation

Question 10

Sibilance

Answer 10

Repetition of the consonant ‘s’ to create hissing sounds (Sing a song of sixpence)

Question 11

Symbol

Answer 11

Object/action with deeper meaning

Question 12

Sentence

Answer 12

Comprised of one or more clauses

Question 13

Class

Answer 13

The division of people in society based on wealth, occupation, ownership of property, level of education, etc. (upper class, the working class, the lower class)

Question 14

Consonance

Answer 14

Repetition of consonant sounds

Question 15

Passive voice

Answer 15

The subject of the sentence receives the action. (The jester was kissed by the king)

Question 16

Active voice

Answer 16

The subject of the sentence performs the action. (The king kissed the jester)

Question 17

Metaphor

Answer 17

Figurative language in which there is a comparison of two non-related things. One thing is described as another. (The heart is an arrow)

Question 18

Syntax

Answer 18

Arrangement of words to create well-formed sentences

Question 19

Narrative Voice

Answer 19

Perspective from which a story is narrated

Question 20

Patriarchy

Answer 20

The role of men in power over women in society.

Question 21

Listing

Answer 21

Repetition of Words/Phrases to Form a List (You are little, strange and poor)

Question 22

Irony

Answer 22

Use of words to express different meanings (On a rainy day: Lovely weather we’re having)

Question 23

Imagery

Answer 23

Descriptions representing emotions or ideas (The sun going down)

Question 24

Hubris

Answer 24

Excessive pride and arrogance. The fatal flaw of the hero. (Achilles in battle of Troy)

Question 25

Gender

Answer 25

Social classification based on sex differences

Question 26

Colonialism

Answer 26

Occupation of another country for resource use

Question 27

Cliché

Answer 27

Overused expression (Pretty as a picture)

Question 28

Assonance

Answer 28

Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words (No play, no pay)

Question 29

Alliteration

Answer 29

Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of neighbouring words (Wonderful winter wonderland)

Question 30

Exclamatory Sentence

Answer 30

Expresses strong emotion or excitement (what a lot of cake!)

Question 31

Imperative Sentence

Answer 31

Issues a directive (eat your cake)

Question 32

Interrogative Sentence

Answer 32

Poses a question (does she like cake?)

Question 33

Declarative Sentence

Answer 33

Makes a statement (I like cake)

Question 34

Simple Sentence

Answer 34

Contains a single independent clause

Question 35

Animation

Answer 35

Inanimate objects are given action or movement

Question 36

Simile

Answer 36

Comparison using 'like' or 'as' (The sun is like a golden coin)

Question 37

Psychoanalytical Criticism

Answer 37

Interprets Texts as Unconscious Desires (Darth Vader as Luke Skywalker's 'shadow' self in Star Wars)

Question 38

Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 38

Nature Reflecting Human Emotions (The somber clouds darkened the room)

Question 39

Narrator

Answer 39

Figure Telling the Story (First person, second person, third person)

Question 40

Motif

Answer 40

Recurrent Symbol which contributes to the theme (Doorways in Ladybird representing the choices LB makes)

Question 41

Dramatic Irony

Answer 41

Audience knows more than characters

Question 42

Ideology

Answer 42

Set of ideas and beliefs guiding behaviour

Question 43

Hyperbole

Answer 43

Exaggeration for emphasis (These shoes are killing me)

Question 44

Idealisation of Women

Answer 44

The concept of women being perfect innocent beings to be adored, mourned, and respected—but never touched or relied upon.

Question 45

Celebration of Isolation and Melancholy

Answer 45

Emphasises the value of looking inward, determining your own path, and relying on only your own resources. Melancholy is usually seen as a reaction to inevitable failure

Question 46

Focus on the individual and spirituality

Answer 46

Valuing the individual experience above all else which led to a heightened sense of spirituality in and the addition of occult and supernatural elements.

Question 47

Celebration of nature

Answer 47

A source of infinite beauty and a teacher of humans, demonstrates the power of the landscape as well as the beauty favoured invoking deep emotions