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Literary Terms Flashcards

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What is the Author’s Purpose?

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The Author’s Purpose is the reason for writing

Examples:
Persuade
Inform
Explain
Entertain
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What are Rhetorical Devices?

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Rhetorical Devices are figurative language such as repetition or parallelism to effect an audience

Examples:
Repetition
Parallelism

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What are Symbols?

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A Symbol is an object, person, or place that stands for something else

Examples:
Heron (Once Upon a Time)
Cross
Flags

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What is Theme?

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Theme is the underlying message that the author wants the reader to understand

Example:
There’s Always Hope (Once Upon a Time)
Support Each Other (OKB)

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What is Inference?

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Inference is a prediction for the story ; a logical assumption based on facts.

Example:
I think…will happen.

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What is Paralleslism?

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Parallelism is the pattern of words or sentence structure

Example:
Let us… Let us… (OKB)

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What is Repetition?

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Repetition is the repeat of a sound or word for emphasis

Example:
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

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What is Text Structure?

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Text Structure is the arrangement of the story

Example:
Novel
Poem
Essay

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What is a Simile?

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A Simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things (Like or As)

Example:
Her blue eyes are LIKE the ocean.

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What is Supporting Textual Evidence?

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Supporting Textual Evidence is material to prove a claim

Example:
Citations
Paraphrases
Quotes

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What is a Metaphor?

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A Metaphor is something that compares two things (Is, No Like or As)

Example:
My sister IS the devil.

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What is a Claim/Point of View?

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The argument made by the writer or speaker ; The writer’s position on an issue.

Examples:
Claim - I believe that all animals should be cared for.
Point of View - I ……. We……… They…….. Ava……….

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What is Mood?

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A temporary state of mind or feeling

Examples:
Someone being worried about something or someone could have a worrying mood or nervous mood.

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What is Foreshadowing?

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It is a warning or indication

Examples:
A weapon found early on in the story, might foreshadow to a future crime later on throughout the story.

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What is an Extended Metaphor?

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A metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work; especially a poem

Examples:
(Metaphor) The sea is a playful cat.
(Extended Metaphor) The sea is a playful cat. It licks and paws the beach. On sunny days it lies calmly with its belly to the sun.

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What is Pace?

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The speed at which the story is told

Examples:
Key Words such as soon, quickly, etc. could make the story’s pace faster.

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What is the Author’s Tone?

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The words that are added to show point of view, emotion, or attitude

Example:
Calm (quiet, still, peaceful, restful, stillness, peace, soothe, hush, lull, gentle,etc.)

18
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What is Irony : Verbal/Situational?

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A difference between the expected and actual outcomes of a situation or action.

Dramatic Irony - the audience knows something, but the characters don’t.

Examples:
Verbal - You tell someone to break a leg but you just mean to do a good job.
Situational - You don’t expect that a fire station burns down.

19
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Romeo and Juliet Unit

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20
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What is Figurative Language?

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Words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Examples:

Similes
Metaphors

21
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What is Fortune’s Fool?

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When a character thinks that they were fooled by fate.

Example:

Romeo calls himself “fortune’s fool” because he feels that fortune has played a cruel trick on him.

22
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What is a Tragic Hero?

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A character who is neither completely good or completely bad, but also a member of royalty. ; a main character experiences a devastating end, normally death.

Example:

Romeo is a tragic hero because he does many good things, but many bad things, as well.

23
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What is Foil?

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A character that has traits that are opposite of another character - being melancholy to the other’s happiness ; a character whose personalities are opposite.

24
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What is a Pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

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What is Tragic Flaw?

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A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine ; character defect that causes the protagonist downfall.

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