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What is the primary focus of intensive reading?
What is the primary focus of intensive reading?
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- Enjoyment and entertainment
- Detailed understanding of a text (correct)
- Reading large volumes of material
Which reading approach emphasizes evaluating a text’s arguments and credibility?
Which reading approach emphasizes evaluating a text’s arguments and credibility?
- Extensive Reading
- Close Reading
- Scanning
- Critical Reading (correct)
What does the family's experience represent in the narrative?
What does the family's experience represent in the narrative?
- Complete understanding and unity
- Adaptation to new environments
- Financial success and stability
- Disintegration and betrayal (correct)
What emotion does the narrator primarily experience after the father's abandonment?
What emotion does the narrator primarily experience after the father's abandonment?
How does the author use imagery and symbolism in the narrative?
How does the author use imagery and symbolism in the narrative?
Which novel series is J.K. Rowling known for writing?
Which novel series is J.K. Rowling known for writing?
What is the main theme explored in Elena Ferrante's writing?
What is the main theme explored in Elena Ferrante's writing?
What does the term 'hyperbole' refer to in figures of speech?
What does the term 'hyperbole' refer to in figures of speech?
Which of the following authors is known for the novel 'American Gods'?
Which of the following authors is known for the novel 'American Gods'?
Which term describes a sequence of events that make up a story?
Which term describes a sequence of events that make up a story?
What is the literary device of 'metaphor'?
What is the literary device of 'metaphor'?
What is foreshadowing used for in a narrative context?
What is foreshadowing used for in a narrative context?
Which figure of speech gives human traits to non-human things?
Which figure of speech gives human traits to non-human things?
Which narrative perspective allows insight into the thoughts and feelings of only one character?
Which narrative perspective allows insight into the thoughts and feelings of only one character?
Which author is recognized for writing 'The Lying Life of Adults'?
Which author is recognized for writing 'The Lying Life of Adults'?
What does chiasmus involve in its structure?
What does chiasmus involve in its structure?
What does 'irony' in literature typically illustrate?
What does 'irony' in literature typically illustrate?
Which literary device is characterized by the use of vivid sound words?
Which literary device is characterized by the use of vivid sound words?
What is the main function of a theme in a story?
What is the main function of a theme in a story?
Which term describes the technique of using many words to make a sentence vague?
Which term describes the technique of using many words to make a sentence vague?
What literary device places strongly contrasting ideas in juxtaposition?
What literary device places strongly contrasting ideas in juxtaposition?
What is synecdoche primarily used for in literature?
What is synecdoche primarily used for in literature?
Which of the following authors is known for critiquing social and political issues in India?
Which of the following authors is known for critiquing social and political issues in India?
What literary device combines contradictory words?
What literary device combines contradictory words?
What does the term 'setting' refer to in literature?
What does the term 'setting' refer to in literature?
What does litotes express in writing?
What does litotes express in writing?
What is the focus of characterization in literature?
What is the focus of characterization in literature?
Which of these devices involves repetition of a word with a different meaning in the same sentence?
Which of these devices involves repetition of a word with a different meaning in the same sentence?
What literary device uses an indirect expression to soften an unpleasant word?
What literary device uses an indirect expression to soften an unpleasant word?
Flashcards
Metaphor
Metaphor
A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two different things.
Simile
Simile
A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as".
Hyperbole
Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement used for emphasis.
Personification
Personification
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Paradox
Paradox
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Irony
Irony
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Apostrophe
Apostrophe
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J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling
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Synecdoche
Synecdoche
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Allusion
Allusion
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Metonymy
Metonymy
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Mood
Mood
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Antanaclasis
Antanaclasis
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Oxymoron
Oxymoron
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Euphemism
Euphemism
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Theme
Theme
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Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
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Flashback
Flashback
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Point of View (POV)
Point of View (POV)
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First-Person POV
First-Person POV
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Second-Person POV
Second-Person POV
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Third-Person Limited POV
Third-Person Limited POV
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Intensive Reading
Intensive Reading
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Extensive Reading
Extensive Reading
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Close Reading
Close Reading
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Critical Reading
Critical Reading
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Scanning
Scanning
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Study Notes
Authors and Works
- J.K. Rowling: British author, wrote her first book at age 6, authored the Harry Potter series (1994-1997)
- Elena Ferrante: Italian author, published under a pseudonym. Her books depict the life of a contemporary female
- Lola Sheneyin: Nigerian poet and author, published her debut novel in 2010. Her works include The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
- Kevin Kwan: Singaporean author, known for Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend, and works about Asia's wealthy elites.
- Suzanna Arundhati Roy: Indian author, known for critique of social and political issues in India. Works include The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.
Happiness, Power Politics (Essay Collection)
- A collection of essays by multiple authors.
- Focuses on various authors' famous works.
- Includes topics of fantasy, horror, mythology, power politics, and human experiences.
Figures of Speech
- Simile: Comparison using "like" or "as"
- Metaphor: Direct comparison between two things
- Hyperbole: Exaggerated statement
- Personification: Giving human traits to non-humans
- Apostrophe: Addressing absent or non-human entities
- Irony: Contrast between expectation and reality that signifies its opposite
- Paradox: Seemingly contradictory statement revealing a truth
- Synecdoche: Using part to represent a whole
- Allusion: Reference to well-known character/object/event
- Metonymy: Using related word to replace the original word
Literary Devices
- Tone: Writer's attitude/feeling
- Mood: Emotional atmosphere for the reader
- Characters: Roles in the story
- Characterization: Traits/qualities/personality of a character
- Setting: Time, place, environment, specific locations and sociocultural details.
- Plot: Sequence of events in a story
- Theme: Central idea/message
- Foreshadowing: Clues regarding future events
- Flashback: Scene interrupting normal chronology, depicting a past incident
- Point of View (POV): Perspective of narrator (first, second, third-person, limited, omniscient).
Reading Approaches
- Skimming: Overview of materials, quickly reading.
- Scanning: Purposeful search for specific words
- Intensive Reading: In-depth understanding of text structure
- Extensive Reading: Large amounts of free reading
- Close Reading: Detailed analysis of text elements
- Critical Reading: Evaluating arguments, credibility, and evidence
Additional Literary Devices
- Antanaclasis: Repetition of a word in a sentence with changing meaning
- Oxymoron: Combination of contradictory words
- Euphemism: Indirect expression of unpleasant words
- Epigram: Brief, witty statement
- Litotes: Assertion made indirectly by denying its opposite
- Understatement: Presenting something less significantly than it is
- Pun: Word play
- Circumlocution: Using many words to make a statement vague.
- Onomatopoeia: Words that sound like their meaning
- Chiasmus: Parallel structure with reversed word order
- Antithesis: Contrasting ideas placed side by side
Adaptation
- Changing or modifying something to fit new conditions. Ex: Book to film.
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This quiz explores significant authors and their literary contributions across genres. From J.K. Rowling's fantasy to Elena Ferrante's contemporary narratives, test your knowledge on prominent literary figures and their impactful works. Delve into the themes and styles that define their literature.
