Literary Techniques and Terminology

Question 1

Anaphora

Answer 1

When a word or group of words are repeated at the beginning of two successive causes or sentences.

Question 2

Chiasmus

Answer 2

When two or more clauses or sentences are balanced against each other too create an artistic effect.

Question 3

Euphamism

Answer 3

A euphemism is a polite or mild word or expression to address something , embarrassing taboo or unpleasant.

Question 4

Epiphora

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A word or clause that is repeated at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

Question 5

Hypophora

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Hypophora is a figure os speech in which the speaker poses a rhetorical question but immediately answers it. Hyphophora is often a good way of reasoning aloud.

Question 6

Horatian Satire

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Satire that has a predominantly light hearted tone.

Question 7

Juvenalian Satire

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Satire that has an underlying bitter and angry tone.

Question 8

Pun

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The humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasise its different meanings or applications.

Question 9

Bombast

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Speech or writing that is pompous ,inflated and or condescending

Question 10

Socratic irony

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Faking ignorance in order to gain an advantage over an opponent . Pretending you are stupid to expose the stupidity of others.

Question 11

Double Entendre

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An an expression with two meanings one of which is usually risqué

Question 12

Freuden slip

Answer 12

The manifestation of a subconscious interest , concern or fear.

Question 13

Epigram

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A concise cleverly worded remark making a pointed witty statement.

Question 14

Caricature

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A representation in which the characters features are exaggerated to create a particular effect.

Question 15

Taboo

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Saying or doing something that would not be done in a civilised environment.

Question 16

Narrative Gaps

Answer 16

Long standing questions that remain unanswered and are suspended in the readers curiosity until a latter point in the novel they often leaded the reader down the wrong narrative gap as they manipulate what they already know to try and fill the gap however are normally wrong.

Question 17

Dramatic irony

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When the audience or reader is more aware than the characters.

Question 18

Ironic Observation

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When a 3rd person omniscient narrator points out one thing but discreetly implies something else while pointing out the first thing.

Question 19

Irony of Situation

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The irony of situation is induced by the situation rather than by that which is said, the irony is created as the situation means one thing in the literal sense however when viewed in light of context has a different meaning.

Question 20

Chronology

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The sequence of events as they happen

Question 21

Attribution

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the acknowledgement of which character makes a remark comment or statement “said Janey”

Question 22

In medias res

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The practice of beginning a narrative by plunging into a crucial situation

Question 23

Exposition

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The beginning of a novel when the characters are introduced and a story begins to be set up.

Question 24

Inciting Incident

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The incident of which triggers the comic confusion , chaos and complication

Question 25

Denouement

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The closure of a novel or play in which loose ends are tied , complications are resolved and a majority of narrative gaps are closed.

Question 26

Narcissism

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Having an undue fascination with oneself

Question 27

Solipsist

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A person with an extreme preoccupation with an indulgence of ones feelings or desires.

Question 28

Egotism

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Excessive reference to ones self in conversation or writing.

Question 29

Repartee

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Banta

Question 30

Polysyndeton

Answer 30

Using an excessive and unnecessary number connectives

Question 31

Subversion of Expectations

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Defying that which would be expected

Question 32

Stichomythia

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Back and forth Banta

Question 33

Suspension of Information

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Information which is deliberately hidden from the reader

Question 34

Domestic Comedy

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Comedy based in the home