Literature Flashcards

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A body of written works

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Literature

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Latin word meaning “a letter of the alphabet”

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littera

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True or False: Everything expressed in words - even when organized and written down - is counted as literature

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False

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Two aspects of the study of Literature

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Enjoyment and Appreciation
Analysis and Description

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5
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Preserves the ideals of people

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Literature

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Ideals that are part of human life most worthy of preservation

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Love, Faith, Duty, Friendship, Freedom, Reverence

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This refers to the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her messages in a simple manner to his or her readers

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Literary Devices

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When employed properly, they help readers to appreciate, interpret and analyze a literary work

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Literary Devices

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Two Kinds of Literary Devices

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Literary Elements
Literary Techniques

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These have and inherent existence in literary piece and are extensively employed by writers to develop a literary piece

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Literary Elements

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Examples of Literary Elements

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plot, setting, conflict, characters, theme, moral, point of view

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Are structures, usually words or phrases in literary texts that writers employ to achieve not merely artistic ends but also readers a greater understanding and appreciation of their literary work

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Literary Techniques

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Examples if Literary Techniques

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metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, irony, personification, imagery

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It is the logical sequence of events that develops a story

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Plot

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It refers to the time and place in which a story takes place

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Setting

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It refers to the role or persona in a literary piece

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It is the main character of the story or a novel

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It is the character in conflict with the protagonist

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It is an issue in a narrative around which the whole story revolves

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It is the central idea or concept of a story

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It is what the character or narrator telling the story can see based on his or her perspective

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Point of View

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Meaning that we are seeing events through the eyes of the character telling the story

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The narrator is speaking to you. This can usually be seen in poems, speeches, instructional writing, and persuasive articles

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Second Person

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The narrator is describing what’s seen, but as a spectator

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Three possible perspectives of a narrator in third person
Limited, Omniscient, Limited Omniscient
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The narrator sees only what's in front of him/her, a spectator of events as they unfold and unable to read any character's mind
Limited
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the narrator sees all, much as an all-knowing god of some kind. He or she can see into each character's mind.
Omniscient
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Can only see into one character's mind. He/she might see other events happening, but only knows the reasons of one character's actions in the story
Limited Omniscient
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This pertains the lessons or values that we get from a particular literary piece
Moral
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Both compare two distinct objects and draws similarity between them
Simile and Metaphor
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It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis
Hyperbole
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It gives a thing, an idea, or an animal human qualities
Personification
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It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of action, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses
Imagery
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It refers to the same consonant sounds in words coming together
Alliteration
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It is use of the words in such a way in which the intended meaning is completely opposite to their literal meaning
Irony