Terms And Devices

Question 1

Foot

Answer 1

A measuring unit of poetry, which is made up of a stressed and a least one unstressed syllable.
Stressed ( vertical line (‘))
Unstressed (x)
Combination of feet creates a meter in poetry

Question 2

Iamb foot

Answer 2

A foot containing a short Unstressed followed by a long stressed syllable (x, ‘) in a single line. delay

An iambic pentameter are five iamb feet in a single line

An iambic hexameter are six( alexandrine)

Question 3

Trochee

Answer 3

Stressed and unstressed (‘,x)
Consisted of one long stress and one short one
( running)

Question 4

Pyrrhus

Answer 4

2 unaccented short syllables

Question 5

Spondee

Answer 5

2 stressed syllables (‘’)
2 long stressed syllables
(Pouring)

Question 6

Anapaest

Answer 6

3 syllables: 2 syllables are short and unstressed followed a long and stressed one
XX’
(Strike back)

Question 7

Dactyl

Answer 7

Consists of three syllables with the first is stressed and the last two are unstressed

’ x x

Question 8

Assonance

Answer 8

Repetition of vowel sounds

Question 9

Alliteration

Answer 9

Repetition of initial consonants in consecutive words in a word close together

Question 10

Expository

Answer 10

Writing with the primary purpose of informing,clarifying, or explaining

Question 11

Satire

Answer 11

Literary form that ridicules human vices

Question 12

Mode

Answer 12

A literary method or style of writing.

E.g. Realism,romanticism, satire, expository

Question 13

Motif

Answer 13

A object, concept or structure repeated in a literary work, thereby giving it symbolic significance in the story

Question 14

Irony

Answer 14

Discrepancy between what is said or done and what is meant

Question 16

Prose

Answer 16

The most common form of written language following natural speech patterns and grammatical structure.

Unmetered unrhymed language

Question 17

Onomatopoeia

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Use of a word that suggests or mimics its meaning through sound, such as roar or whistle .

Question 18

Phonic

Answer 18

Pertaining to sound of speech

Question 19

Realism

Answer 19

Delivering subject from third-person objective point of view with no added interpretation or elaboration.
A literary technique to describe story elements, such as setting, characters, themes, etc without using elaborate imagery or figurative language such as metaphors or simile

Question 20

Romanticism

Answer 20

An artistic and literary movement originating in the second half of the eighteenth century in Europe, emphasizing emotions, idealism, adventure, and chivalry.

Question 21

Impressionism

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Subjective or personal literary style that relies on associations;

Intentionally ambiguous placing more responsibility on the reader to form his or her own conclusions about events in the novel, rather than relying on the narrator.
Describe the action through the eyes of the characters as they happen
Concerned with the emotional landscape of the setting
Often avoid a chronological telling of events

Question 22

Naturalism

Answer 22

A form of extreme realism
Writing based on the idea that environment determines and governs human character.

Takes cue from Darwin theory of evolution: survival of the fittest for that environment.
Writers use scientific techniques to depict human beings as objective and impartial characters
Environment determines the characters actions ( predetermined)while in realism the the characters decision come from their response to an event ( they have a choice)

Pessimistic

Question 23

Neoclassicism

Answer 23

Concerned with order, accuracy, and structure.
A return to the classic literature of the Greeks
Moral appearance was valued
From 1660-1780 ( Augustan period)
Use of satire and irony, parody

Question 24

Climax

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Turning point in a story; the point where the main character experiences a change, and the action stops building and begins falling.

Question 25

Freytags pyramid

Answer 25

Introduction/Exposition 
Complicatio
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Denouement 
Conclusion

Question 26

Rising action

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Introduction of conflict into the plot, bringing tension that continues throughout the storyline.

Question 27

Falling action

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Moment following the climax where the conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist is resolved.

Question 28

Denouement

Answer 28

The conclusion of a story; includes the events between the falling action and the last scene of a narrative or drama.

Question 29

Complication

Answer 29

Element introduced into the plot to alter its course.

Question 30

Protagonist

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Main character in a literary work; literally, one who struggles toward or for something .

Question 31

Antagonist

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The one who struggles against or contends with the protagonist; the antagonist may be another individual or an obstacle or challenge, such as fear or death.

Question 32

Agon

Answer 32

Struggle Protagonist....struggles for Antagonist.....struggles against

Question 33

Foil

Answer 33

A character who highlights through contrast opposite characteristics in another character.

Question 34

Allegorical

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A narrative that is an extended metaphor; | allegory uses symbols to tell this story

Question 35

Theme

Answer 35

A main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work

Question 36

Setting

Answer 36

Place, time, mood of a story

Question 37

Accentual meter:

Answer 37

Stressed rhythmic structure of poetic lines.