Terminology Quiz Flashcards
(16 cards)
Hero/Heroine meaning/ features and role in society
A person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character.
- intrinsic advantages
- loyalty
- leadership
- courage
- honour/decorum
Empire
Imperial
A group or nations of people ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other sovereign government with large territory
Of that or pertaining to an empire
Imperialism
The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries
Colonialism
The control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people. Used for economic purposes but not to include territory as part of their own nation but as own separate entity
Narrative
A story that connects and explains a carefully selected set of supposedly true events to support a particular worldview.
Frame story/ frame narrative
A secondary story or stories embedded in the main story
A secondary narrative embedded in the main story
Prolepsis
Flash forwards
Literary Impressionism
The depiction a scene or emotion or character by details intended to achieve a vividness more by evoking sensory impressions than by recreating an objective reality
Irony
Verbal/ situational
Words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.
When incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen and what actually happened instead.
Personal essay
An essay that incorporates the authors view without having to prove a point. It is based on ones opinion and emotion and not as formal.
Vates/ poites
Vares= prophet (critise actions, stir to action) Poites= maker (crafting)
Synesthesia
A sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality.
Ex: hearing a sounds includes visualization of a certain colour
Metaphor
Makes a comparison between two things that are unrelated but share common characteristics.
“My brother is the black sheep of the family”
Simile
Directly compares two things by using “like” and “as”
Ex: her smile is as bright as the sun
Symbol
Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning
Metonymy
One thing is replaces by a word closely related to it.
Ex: referring to the king as “the crown”
